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  • initialism computing Provider Backbone Transport
  • initialism Preliminary Breath Test
  • initialism organic chemistry polybutylene terephthalate

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Examples

  • The Tan Through range uses a common yarn, polybutylene terephthalate known as PBT, a synthetic material with an elastic stretch that does not contain any lycra.

    ‘See Through’ Bikini Lets You Tan All Over | Impact Lab 2009

  • The Tan Through range uses a common yarn, polybutylene terephthalate known as PBT, a synthetic material with an elastic stretch that does not contain any lycra.

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • For the first half of the year, the company saw net profit rise 35%, fueled by its consumer bank PBT as retail banking and credit cards picked up.

    Public Bank Wins in Malaysia 2010

  • Although the knock-off looked just like the original and had PC/PBT markings imprinted on it, materials testing revealed that it was actually made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, which is more brittle and not up to the job.

    Video: Knock-off bumper part "explodes" in crash test 2010

  • The part, made of relatively pliable polycarbonate polybutylene terephthalate (PC/PBT) plastic performs as designed.

    Video: Knock-off bumper part "explodes" in crash test 2010

  • Although the knock-off looked just like the original and had PC/PBT markings imprinted on it, materials testing revealed that it was actually made of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ABS plastic, which is more brittle and not up to the job.

    Video: Knock-off bumper part "explodes" in crash test 2010

  • "He was dressed as a PBT preliminary breath testing alcohol sensor and had been attending a Halloween party prior to the stop," the report says.

    Arrest for man dressed as Breathalyzer Washington Post Editors 2010

  • The part, made of relatively pliable polycarbonate polybutylene terephthalate PC/PBT plastic performs as designed.

    Video: Knock-off bumper part "explodes" in crash test 2010

  • A new EPA study, the most comprehensive to date, found 268 persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals -- most notably mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins and furans -- in fish from a nationally representative sampling of 500 lakes and reservoirs.

    Wendy Gordon: Half of All Fish In U.S. Lakes Are Toxic 2009

  • A new EPA study, the most comprehensive to date, found 268 persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals -- most notably mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxins and furans -- in f ...

    Wendy Gordon: Half of All Fish In U.S. Lakes Are Toxic 2009

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