POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL


Meaning of POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL in English

Pronunciation: ˌ pä-l ē - ' br ō -m ə - ˌ n ā -t ə d-

Function: noun

Date: 1975

: any of several compounds that are similar to polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental toxicity and in structure but that have various hydrogen atoms replaced by bromine rather than chlorine ― called also PBB

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