Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polybrominated biphenyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: poly-bromi-nat-ed biphenyl
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of stable organic compounds obtained by the bromination of biphenyl; they have many industrial applications, but are hazardous pollutants

Inflected Forms

polybrominated biphenyls (plural) PBB (abbreviation)

Questions

What does polybrominated biphenyl mean?: Any of a class of stable organic compounds obtained by the bromination of biphenyl; they have many industrial applications, but are hazardous pollutants

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