PCB

PCB  (ps-b)

n.

Any of a family of industrial compounds produced by chlorination of biphenyl, noted primarily as an environmental pollutant that accumulates in animal tissue with resultant pathogenic and teratogenic effects.

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[p(oly)c(hlorinated) b(iphenyl).]

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PCB  (ps-b)

Short for polychlorinated biphenyl. Any of a family of very stable industrial compounds used as lubricants, heat-transfer fluids, and plasticizers. The manufacture and use of PCBs has been restricted since the 1970s because they are very harmful to the environment, being especially deadly to fish and invertebrates, and stay in the food chain for many years.

Translations

PCB n abbr (= printed circuit board) → TCI f

PCB n abbr (Elec, Comput) = printed circuit board (= polychlorinated biphenyl) → PCB nt