RCP

English

Proper noun

RCP

1. (politics) Initialism of Revolutionary Communist Party.
   • 2020 August 1, Andy Beckett, “Why Boris Johnson's Tories fell for a tiny sect of libertarian provocateurs”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 March 2021:

     The RCP was a tiny British party, founded in the 70s, officially disbanded in the late 90s.

2. (US politics) Initialism of RealClearPolitics.
   • 2020 April 8, Chris Cillizza, “Why Joe Biden starts as the general election front-runner”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 23 May 2025:

     That’s broadly consistent with the Real Clear Politics average of all general election matchups between the two; RCP shows Biden with an average of a 6-point lead over Sanders.

Noun

RCP (plural RCPs)

1. (mechanical engineering) Initialism of reinforced concrete pipe.
2. (software) Initialism of rich client platform.
3. (climate change) Initialism of Representative Concentration Pathway.
   • 2013 August 30, GP Wayne, “Now available: a guide to the IPCC's new RCP emissions pathways”, in The Guardian‎^[3], archived from the original on 23 April 2019:

     Needing more information, I looked for a handy 'executive summary' of RCP data, science and development. […] Research takes place in many countries, and RCPs provide a common, agreed foundation for modelling climate change.

Anagrams

• cr*p, PCr, CPR, RPC, PRC, P.R.C., CRP, PCR

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌere ˌθe ˈpe/ [ˌe.re ˌθe ˈpe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌere ˌse ˈpe/ [ˌe.re ˌse ˈpe] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: RCP

Noun

RCP

1. (medicine) initialism of reanimación cardiopulmonar (“cardiopulmonary resuscitation”): CPR
   • 2020 June 10, Ryan Prior, “¿Ves a alguien colapsar cerca de ti? Un estudio dice que todavía es seguro realizar RCP durante la pandemia”, in CNN en Español‎^[4], archived from the original on 25 February 2021:

     Hay una respuesta: se recomienda que las personas ejecuten RCP o compresiones torácicas en otros durante la pandemia, según un informe publicado por un grupo de médicos de la sala de emergencias de Seattle en la revista Circulation.

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2. (molecular biology) initialism of reacción en cadena de la polimerasa (“polymerase chain reaction”): PCR

   Synonym: PCR