ethylene dibromide
noun
ethylene di·bro·mide
-(ˌ)dī-ˈbrō-ˌmīd 
: a colorless toxic liquid compound C2H4Br2 that is used chiefly as a fuel additive in leaded gasolines, that has been found to be strongly carcinogenic in laboratory animals, and that was used formerly in the U.S. as an agricultural pesticide
—abbreviation EDB
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The last emergency ban of this kind was of the pesticide ethylene dibromide, or EDB, in 1983.
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“Ethylene dibromide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ethylene%20dibromide. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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