ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE


Meaning of ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -(ˌ)dī-ˈbrō-ˌmīd ]

noun

Date: 1866

: a colorless toxic liquid compound C 2 H 4 Br 2 that is used chiefly as a fuel additive in leaded gasolines, that has been found to be strongly carcinogenic in laboratory animals, and that was used formerly in the United States as an agricultural pesticide — abbreviation EDB

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