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A water-insoluble, pleasant-smelling, colorless powder or white scales, used chiefly as a heat-transfer agent and in organic synthesis.

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  • biphenyl 2,3-dioxygenase 1.14.12.18 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.12.18 Systematic name biphenyl, NADH: oxygen oxidoreductase (2,3-hydroxylating) Recommended name...
  • Each PCB molecule consists of chlorine atoms attached to a double carbon-hydrogen ring (a "biphenyl" ring).
  • PCBs enter the environment as mixtures containing a variety of individual chlorinated biphenyl components, known as congeners, as well as impurities.
  • Would you rather read about "PCB" or polychlorinated biphenyl?
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