PBB
AmericanEtymology
Origin of PBB
p(oly)b(rominated) b(iphenyl)
Example Sentences
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Mr. Milliken faced a disaster in 1973 when a chemical company accidentally shipped fire retardant containing highly toxic polybrominated biphenyl, or PBB, instead of cattle feed to thousands of farmers.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2019
Milliken faced a disaster in 1973 when a chemical company accidentally shipped fire retardant containing highly toxic polybrominated biphenyl, or PBB, instead of cattle feed to thousands of farmers.
From Washington Times • Oct. 18, 2019
By the mid-'60s, fish in the river contained high levels of such known or suspected carcinogens as PBB, PCB and DDT.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gerald Woltjer, 39, who has lost 600 cows because of PBB contamination during the past two years, feels that the state agriculture department was indifferent to early reports about PBB poisoning.
From Time Magazine Archive
PBB: As you can see, sometimes the choice of / or me makes a difference in your meaning.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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