Polychlorinated biphenyl Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

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.

See Also

nonachlorobiphenyl aromatic polychlorobiphenyl tetrachlorobiphenyl heptachlorobiphenyl environment dichlorobiphenyl pcb

Related Terms

nonachlorobiphenyl aromatic polychlorobiphenyl tetrachlorobiphenyl heptachlorobiphenyl environment dichlorobiphenyl pcb damaging yusho disease chlorination pentachlorobiphenyl class hexachlorobiphenyl application monochlorobiphenyl octachlorobiphenyl trichlorobiphenyl compound biphenyl

Rhyming Words

ynyl enyl vinyl nonyl xenyl guanyl uranyl iminyl prenyl dienyl aminyl phenyl alanyl azinyl adenyl alkenyl divinyl thionyl ethynyl butynyl

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