TCP

British  

noun

1. a mild disinfectant used for cleansing minor wounds, gargling, etc

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Etymology

Origin of TCP

abbrev. for t ( ri ) c ( hloro )- p ( henylmethyliodisalicyl )

Example Sentences

BlackRock’s business-development company, BlackRock TCP Capital, surprised investors last week when it disclosed a 19% decline in the net asset value of the investments it owns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Investors already were wary of this BlackRock fund, and other so-called business-development companies— the TCP fund is down 37% over the last 52 weeks, even before the warning.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

TCP can have immediate effects such as headaches and dizziness, as well as longer-term effects such as tremors and memory problems, experts say.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022

Syria’s efforts to obtain the dual-use chemical TCP is not, on its own, a smoking gun, observed Greg Koblentz, an associate professor and biodefense expert at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2021

Retransmissions TCP fires off blocks to its partner at the far end of the connection.

From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Krol, Ed