PCB

1.
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.
Also called polychlorinated biphenyl.
Origin
p(oly)c(hlorinated) b(iphenyl)
British Dictionary definitions for PCB

PCB

abbreviation
1.
polychlorinated biphenyl
Word Origin and History for PCB

pcb

1966, from polychlorinated biphenyl.

PCB in Medicine

PCB (pē'sē-bē')
n.
Polychlorinated biphenyl; any of a family of industrial compounds produced by chlorination of biphenyl, noted primarily as an environmental pollutant that accumulates in animal tissue with resultant pathogenic and teratogenic effects.

PCB in Science
PCB
  (pē'sē-bē')   
Short for polychlorinated biphenyl. Any of a family of very stable industrial compounds used as lubricants, heat-transfer fluids, and plasticizers. The manufacture and use of PCBs has been restricted since the 1970s because they are very harmful to the environment, being especially deadly to fish and invertebrates, and stay in the food chain for many years.
PCB in Technology

1. Power Circuit Breaker.
2. Power Control Box.
3. Printed Circuit Board.
4. Process Control Block.
5. Product Configuration Baseline.
6. Program Control Block.
7. Protocol Control Block.
(TCP).
Related Abbreviations for PCB

PCB

  1. polychlorinated biphenyl
  2. printed circuit board
Encyclopedia Article for PCB

any of a class of organohalogen compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl. A typical mixture of PCBs may contain over 100 compounds and is a colourless, viscous liquid. The mixture is relatively insoluble in water, is stable at high temperatures, and is a good dielectric (electrical insulator). Because of these qualities, PCBs are particularly useful as lubricants, heat-transfer fluids, and fire-resistant insulating fluids in transformers and capacitors.

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