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HBCD

HBCD is the abbreviation of hexabromocyclododecane.

HBCD is the abbreviation of 1.

Meaning of hexabromocyclododecane

Noun

hexabromocyclododecane (countable and uncountable, plural hexabromocyclododecanes)

  1. Any hexabromo derivative of cyclododecane, but especially 1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclododecane that is used as a flame retardant.
    Synonyms:
    HBCD, HBCDD

Forms of HBCD

pluralHBCDs

Words formed from HBCD

  • 1,2,5,6,9,10-HBCD
  • a-HBCD
  • α-HBCD
  • alpha-HBCD
  • b-HBCD
  • β-HBCD
  • beta-HBCD
  • d-HBCD
  • δ-HBCD
  • delta-HBCD
  • e-HBCD
  • ε-HBCD
  • epsilon-HBCD
  • g-HBCD
  • γ-HBCD
  • gamma-HBCD

Questions about HBCD

What is HBCD the abbreviation of?
HBCD is the abbreviation of hexabromocyclododecane.

Words near HBCD in the dictionary

  1. hbar
  2. hbars
  3. HBAs
  4. HbbTV
  5. HBC
  6. HBCD
  7. HBCDs
  8. HBCs
  9. HBCU
  10. HBCUs
  11. HBD

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Adapted from Wiktionary: HBCD (page history and authors); hexabromocyclododecane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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