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polychlorinated — polychlorˈinated adjective (polychlorinated biphenyl see ↑PCB) • • • Main Entry: ↑poly … Useful english dictionary
polychlorinated biphenyl — [päl΄i klôr′ə nāt əd bī΄fen′əl, päl΄i klôr′ə nāt ed bī΄fē′nəl] n. PCB … English World dictionary
Polychlorinated biphenyl — PCBs redirects here. For printed circuit boards, see printed circuit board. Labelling transformers containing PCBs … Wikipedia
Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins — See also: 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, Dioxins and dioxin like compounds, and 1,4 Dioxin General structure of PCDDs where n and m can range from 0 to 4 Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs), or simply dioxins, are a group of organic… … Wikipedia
Polychlorinated dibenzofurans — General chemical structure of PCDFs, where 2 ≤ n+m ≤ 8 … Wikipedia
Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers — General chemical structure of PCDEs, where n and m range from 1 to 5 Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDEs) are structurally similar to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), both which may be toxic polyhalogenated compounds and some PCDE congeners… … Wikipedia
Polychlorinated naphthalene — Structure of 2,3,6,7 Tetrachloronaphthalene Polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) products are made by chemically reacting chlorine with naphthalene, a soft, pungent solid made from coal or petroleum and often used for mothproofing. The generic… … Wikipedia
polychlorinated — poly·chlorinated … English syllables
polychlorinated biphenyl — noun Date: 1962 any of several compounds that are produced by replacing hydrogen atoms in biphenyl with chlorine, have various industrial applications, and are toxic environmental pollutants which tend to accumulate in animal tissues called also… … New Collegiate Dictionary
polychlorinated biphenyl — /pol ee klawr euh nay tid, klohr /, Chem. See PCB. [1960 65; POLY + CHLORINATED] * * * ▪ chemical compound any of a class of organohalogen compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl. A typical mixture of PCBs may contain… … Universalium
