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HCG

HCG is the abbreviation of Hickson compact group.

HCG is the abbreviation of HLA complex group.

HCG is the alternative form of hCG.

Meaning of Hickson compact group

Noun

Hickson compact group (uncountable)

  1. A collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.

Noun capitalized: hCG

hCG (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of human chorionic gonadotropin.
    • Keep in mind, too, that the further along on your pregnancy you are, the higher your levels of hCG.2008, Heidi Murkoff, What to Expect When You're Expecting, page 17

Forms of HCG

pluralHCGs

Questions about HCG

What is HCG the abbreviation of?
HCG is the abbreviation of Hickson compact group.
What part of speech is HCG?
HCG is a noun.
What is the plural of HCG?
The plural of HCG is HCGs.

Words near HCG in the dictionary

  1. HCEOs
  2. HCF
  3. HCFC
  4. HCFCs
  5. HCFs
  6. HCG
  7. HCGs
  8. HCI
  9. hcing
  10. HCIs
  11. HCKBO

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Adapted from Wiktionary: HCG (page history and authors); hCG (page history and authors); Hickson compact group (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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