BCG may refer to:

Astronomy

Blue compact galaxy A starburst galaxy is one undergoing an exceptionally high rate of star formation, as compared to the long-term average rate of star formation in the galaxy, or the star formation rate observed in most other galaxies. For example, the star format ...

, a type of galaxy undergoing an exceptionally high rate of star formation *

Brightest cluster galaxy A brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) is defined as the brightest galaxy in a cluster of galaxies. BCGs include the List of largest galaxies, most massive galaxies in the universe. They are generally elliptical galaxies which lie close to the geometr ...

, the brightest in a cluster of galaxies

Medicine and biochemistry

BCG vaccine The Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common, one dose is recom ...

(Bacillus Calmette–Guérin), for tuberculosis *

Ballistocardiography The ballistocardiograph (BCG) is a measure of ballistic forces generated by the heart. The downward movement of blood through the descending aorta produces an upward recoil, moving the body upward with each heartbeat. As different parts of the ...

, measuring heart forces *

Bromocresol green Bromocresol green (BCG) is a dye of the triphenylmethane family ( triarylmethane dyes). It belongs to a class of dyes called sulfonephthaleins. It is used as a pH indicator in applications such as growth mediums for microorganisms and titrations ...

, a dye and pH indicator

Companies

* Beijing Capital Group, a Chinese state-owned real estate company *

Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the "Big Three (management consultancies), Big Three" (or MBB, the world's three large ...

, a global management consulting firm *

Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad The Buffalo Creek and Gauley Railroad (BC&G) was a railroad chartered on April 1, 1904 and ran along Buffalo Creek in Clay County, West Virginia. The original Buffalo Creek and Gauley ended service in 1965. The BC&G was one of the last all-steam ...

(BC&G, 1904-1965), from Dundon to Widen in Clay County, West Virginia, US

Other uses

* BCG matrix, for product line analysis *

Billy Gillispie Billy Clyde Gillispie ( ; born November 7, 1959), also known by his initials BCG and Billy Clyde, is an American college basketball and current men's basketball coach at Tarleton State. Gillispie had previously been head coach at UTEP, Texas ...

, American basketball coach * Bolt, carrier group in a firearm *

British Comedy Guide British Comedy Guide or BCG (formerly the British Sitcom Guide or BSG) is a Great Britain, British website covering British comedy, British comedies. BCG publishes guides to TV and radio situation comedy, sketch shows, comedy dramas, satire, va ...

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Big City Greens ''Big City Greens'' is an American animated sitcom created by the Houghton Brothers that premiered on Disney Channel on June 18, 2018. The series follows the Green family—siblings Cricket and Tilly, their father Bill, and their Gramma Alice—a ...

'', show on the Disney Channel * "Birth control glasses", common dysphemism for GI glasses {{disambiguation