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polychlorinated biphenyl

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun PCB.

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  • noun organic chemistry Any of a class of aromatic organic compounds formed by the chlorination of the hydrocarbon biphenyl; they have many industrial applications but are damaging to the environment.

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cross-references (10)

Cross-references

  1. decachlorobiphenyl
  2. dichlorobiphenyl
  3. heptachlorobiphenyl
  4. hexachlorobiphenyl
  5. monochlorobiphenyl
  6. nonachlorobiphenyl
  7. octachlorobiphenyl
  8. pentachlorobiphenyl
  9. tetrachlorobiphenyl
  10. trichlorobiphenyl

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