polychlorinated biphenyl

English

Noun

polychlorinated biphenyl (plural polychlorinated biphenyls)

1. (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 now considered persistent organic pollutants.

   Synonym: PCB

Translations

PCB

• Spanish: policlorobifenilo
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Coordinate terms

• decachlorobiphenyl
• dichlorobiphenyl
• heptachlorobiphenyl
• hexachlorobiphenyl
• monochlorobiphenyl
• nonachlorobiphenyl
• octachlorobiphenyl
• pentachlorobiphenyl
• tetrachlorobiphenyl
• trichlorobiphenyl

 

Further reading

• polychlorinated biphenyl on Wikipedia.Wikipedia