BSE

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

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B.S.E. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Also B.S.Ed. Bachelor of Science in Education.

2. Also B.S.Eng. Bachelor of Science in Engineering.

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BSE British  

abbreviation

1. Informal name: mad cow disease.  bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a fatal slow-developing disease of cattle, affecting the nervous system. It is caused by a prion protein and is thought to be transmissable to humans, causing a variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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Example Sentences

She says the outbreak of BSE, or mad cow disease, that affected beef in the 1990s was more worrying because it could affect humans.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Elsewhere in Asia, India’s BSE Sensex was down 0.3%, with the country’s currency, the rupee, slipping to yet another fresh low against the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

So far this year, 191 IPOs have been launched on the BSE, including 77 on the mainboard, exchange data show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The S&P BSE Sensex also fell sharply, closing 5.7% lower at 72,079.05.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

BSE, commonly called mad cow disease, is a fatal disease of the nervous system of cattle.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2023