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PBB (pē′bē′bē′)

noun

any of several fat-soluble, cancer-causing substances formerly used as fire retardants

Etymology: p(oly)b(rominated) b(iphenyl)

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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