SBS

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A form of sick building syndrome — The adverse environmental conditions in a building that pose a health risk to its occupants, such as inadequate ventilation or inadequate cleaning.

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Meanings

SBS1

nounSBS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of sick building syndrome, health effects experienced by building occupants that appear to be linked to time spent in a building.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of shaken baby syndrome.
  3. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of short bowel syndrome.
  4. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of styrene-butadiene-styrene.
  5. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of Sack-Barabas syndrome.
proper noun
  1. SingaporeabbreviationinitialismInitialism of Singapore Bus Service.
  2. AustraliaabbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of Special Broadcasting Service.
  3. South KoreaabbreviationinitialismbroadcastingInitialism of Seoul Broadcasting System.
  4. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Special Boat Service, an elite unit of the British Royal Marines, similar to the SAS but operating in a naval environment.

SBs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of SB
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of SB

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sack-barabas syndromeshaken baby syndromesick building syndromestyrene-butadiene-styrene
Cite this entry
APA

SBS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SBS

MLA

“SBS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SBS. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “SBS,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/SBS.

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