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PBS^¹

noun PBSs

US, abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of phosphate-buffered saline, a buffer solution commonly used in biological research.
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of product breakdown structure
abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of positive behavior support

proper noun

Canada, US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Public Broadcasting Service NPR joined PBS in suggesting it will consider legal action against the administration.
Malta, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Public Broadcasting Services
Australia, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Proto-Balto-Slavic
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Percy Bysshe Shelley In Chapter 7, she has Victor Frankenstein describe his creation as “handsome”—PBS altered this to “beautiful”, which appears in the final text.

PBs^²

noun

plural plural of PB

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of PB

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dms, cep, pec, cpe, bsp, nap, oms, cabin, cab, uey, bps, esc, pem, rpd, sgd, ems

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@misc{pbs_2026,
  title = {PBS},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pbs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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