Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pbde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: pbde
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of polybrominated diphenyl ether.

Example Sentences

"The paper found high levels of phased-out flame retardants like PCBs and PBDEs, as well as allegedly safe, newer replacements chemicals, such as chlorinated paraffins and organophosphates, across the globe."

Inflected Forms

PBDEs (plural)

Questions

What does pbde mean?: Initialism of polybrominated diphenyl ether.

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