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TBT

American  

abbreviation

  1. Throwback Thursday: (used to introduce reminiscences or memories, especially on social media).

    TBT to last year's vacation in Vegas!


TBT British  

abbreviation

  1. tri- n -butyl tin: a biocide used in marine paints to prevent fouling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Lead and TBT alone were responsible for 75% of the toxicity.

From Scientific American • Mar. 17, 2023

The biocide paint tributyltin, known as TBT, protected Shell tankers from accruing algae, barnacles and mussels, but it also caused female murex mollusks to change their gender, impairing their ability to spawn.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

A sneak peak of our completed TBT 2020 bracket 👀 Find out who’s in tomorrow at 1 pm EST live on Twitter & FB!

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2020

“Because of the heightened nature of safety and security in TBT this year due to the virus, we will not be participating,” the statement said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2020

The lifelong bachelor is also No. 7 on The Best Traveled, or TBT, a smaller club that breaks up the world into 1,281 regions along slightly different criteria.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2017

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