Meaning Of The Word PCB

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PCB in American English
a family of highly toxic chemical compounds consisting of two benzene rings in which chlorine takes the place of two or more hydrogen atoms: known to cause skin diseases and suspected of causing birth defects and cancer
any of a group of chlorinated isomers of biphenyl, formerly used in the form of a toxic, colorless, odorless, viscous liquid, esp. as an insulator in electrical equipment

PCB in British English
abbreviation for: polychlorinated biphenyl

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