BP (DISAMBIGUATION)

'BP' may stand for:

★ Before Present, in social sciences such as history, archeology, climatology, et al. (most common suffixed use in literature; normally used with respect to dates established by radiocarbon dating.)

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★ 'cal BP', a calibrated value of before present with respect to radiocarbon dating, implying a more reliable figure with less uncertainty.

★ BP, an energy corporation, formerly known as British Petroleum.
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★ British Petroleum Canada the Canadian subsidiary

★ Bharat Petroleum, an Indian oil company.

★ Bechuanaland Protectorate, the forerunner of modern Botswana

★ Air Botswana, IATA code.

★ Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, founder of the world scouting movement (the proper abbreviation would be "B-P").

★ Banco Popular, a financial institution in Puerto Rico.

★ Baseball Prospectus, statisical website and series of annuals.

★ Benny Parsons, NASCAR champion in 1973 and former long-time NASCAR commentator.

★ Benzoyl peroxide, an acne and teeth whitening medicine, abbreviated as "BP" to modify a commercial name such as "Clearasil BP".

★ Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala, the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960.

★ Bletchley Park, a British cryptography installation, was referred to as "BP" so that those making inquiries would assume the speaker meant ''British Petroleum'' without the speaker having to directly lie.

★ Bloc Party, a British indie rock band.

★ Boerenpartij, a Dutch political party.

★ Bohlen-Pierce scale, a musical scale.

★ Boron phosphide.

★ Boston Pizza, a Canadian restaurant chain.

★ British Parliamentary Style, a debating style.

★ British Pharmacopoeia, a collection of medical standards, abbreviated as "BP" to signal a conforming ingredient such as "Hydrocortisone BP".

★ IF Brommapojkarna, a Swedish football team.

★ Solomon Islands, FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram.
'bp' may stand for:

★ binge eating/purging, in describing symptoms of bulimia

★ base pair, in genetics.

★ basis point, in finance.

★ ''batting practice'', baseball jargon referring to when hitters warm up or practice their hitting.

★ beer pong, a popular drinking game.

★ bipolar disorder, in psychiatry.

★ blood pressure, in medicine.

★ boarding pass, in transport.

★ boiling point, in chemistry.

★ bad player, in gaming.
'Bp' may stand for:

★ baptized, in genealogy.

★ Budapest, capital of Hungary.

★ Bishop, in the Christian Church; when the term ''Bp.'' follows the name of a Christian saint it denotes that the saint was a Bishop.
'See also':

★ Mazda B engine, for the Mazda BP engine.