单词 | polybrominated |
释义 | polybrominatedadj. Chemistry. Having two or more bromine atoms added to or introduced as substituents in each molecule. Now chiefly in polybrominated biphenyl n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > bromine > [adjective] > compounds polybrominated1940 1940 U.S. Patent 2,199,397 4/2 A process for producing new surface active products which comprises reacting trimethylamine with a polybrominated palmitic acid. 1977 Lancet 9 Apr. 790/2 When, in the U.S.A., flame resistance in children's sleeping clothes became mandatory, industry responded promptly, using those polychlorinated or polybrominated compounds which were to hand. 1997 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 42 1729/1 Production rates of polybrominated methanes from different algal species vary widely. Compounds polybrominated biphenyl n. any of a class of polybrominated compounds derived from biphenyl, which have various industrial applications and are persistent environmental pollutants; abbreviated PBB. ΚΠ 1977 Time 4 Apr. 56/3 Michigan farmers..last year lost thousands of cattle to poisoning when a fire retardant called polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) was accidentally mixed with feed. 1995 Science 15 Sept. 1608/2 This group was exposed to polybrominated biphenyls through consumption of contaminated farm animals and food products. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1940 |
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