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TCP

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noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of TCP

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

Example Sentences

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The Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office is investigating the valuation practices of BlackRock’s publicly traded TCP Capital fund, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

Obtaining a TCP could help Tesla lay the groundwork for a future fleet, said Sam Abuelsamid, who researches emerging transportation technology for Telemetry Insights.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

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

RFC-793, Transmission Control Protocol, is a must for those implementing TCP.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.

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