Ed.B.

Variant of EDB

EDB definition

EDB (ē′dē′bē′)

noun

a carcinogenic, colorless liquid, BrCHCHBr, used as an additive to remove the lead during the burning of leaded gasoline and, formerly, as a fumigant to protect stored food, esp. grain and fruit, from insects, rodents, etc.

Etymology: e(thylene) d(i)b(romide)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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