POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL


Meaning of POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈbrō-mə-ˌnā-təd- ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.