DIOXIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dioxin" is a kind of...):

hydrocarbon (an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen)

Holonyms ("dioxin" is a substance of...):

Agent Orange (a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas)

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