BPA

See also: bpa

English

Noun

BPA (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of bisphenol A.
   • 2025 June 24, Isobel Whitcomb, “I’ve Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 June 2025:

     “Don’t touch this,” she says, explaining that most paper receipts contain a “toxic” chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, which is easily absorbed through the skin and linked to health issues like infertility, hormone imbalances and certain cancers. […] But over the past decade, BPA has largely been phased out and replaced with a different chemical, bisphenol S, or BPS.

Related terms

• BPS

Proper noun

BPA

1. Initialism of British Parking Association.

Anagrams

• Abp, PAB, bap, BAP, APB, ABP, Abp., abp., PBA

French

Noun

BPA m (invariable)

1. (organic chemistry) abbreviation of bisphénol A — BPA

Related terms

• BPS

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

BPA

1. initialism of Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (“Member of the Scottish Parliament”)