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dioxin Definition

di·oxin (dī äksin)

noun

any of a family of heterocyclic hydrocarbons; esp., any of a number of isomers of a highly toxic chlorinated teratogen, TCDD, that occurs as an impurity in some herbicides and defoliants, including trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, a component of Agent Orange

Etymology: di- + ox- + -in

dioxin Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • release: He says there are more dioxins released into the atmosphere on Bonfire Night than the entire EFW industry produces in a year.
  • contain: In Europe breast milk contains more dioxins than is legally allowed in cows milk.
  • determine: Methods The analytical methodology for determining dioxin and PCB concentrations in cows ' milk has already been reported 15.
  • produce: They produce dioxins, among the most lethal known substances.
  • include: These include dioxins, acid gases, nitrogen oxide, heavy metals and particulates.
  • find: High levels of dioxins found in bottom ash of Bernard Road incinerator - dioxins are linked to cancers, notably breast cancer.

Noun used with modifier

background: The other UK EfW plants have recorded similar low dioxin emission levels - equivalent to existing, background dioxin levels in urban soils.

Adjective modifier

  • toxic: Some highly toxic dioxin is also formed despite careful control of the flue gas temperatures.
  • combined: The combined dioxin and PCB concentrations were in the range 2.5 - 6.1 ng TEQ/kg milk fat.
  • more: In Europe breast milk contains more dioxins than is legally allowed in cows milk.

Modifies a noun

  • congener: For Quality Control purposes a reference sample with known concentrations of dioxins congeners was included in the batches of samples analyzed.
  • contamination: What level of dioxin contamination can lead to harmful health effects?
  • emission: Municipal waste incinerators have been the major source of dioxins emissions in the UK.
  • intake: Thus the control of dioxin level in feed is a decisive tool to reduce the human dioxin intake.
  • concentration: The dioxins concentrations in the milk samples tested do not therefore pose a risk to human health.
  • exposure: Health effects of dioxin exposure: A 20-year mortality study.

Preposition: in

  • milk: Concentrations of dioxins in retail milk purchased in 1988 from various areas of the UK were at the lower end of the normal range.
  • cow: Methods The analytical methodology for dioxins in the cows ' milk surveys has already been reported.
  • sample: The results for dioxins in these samples have already been published.
  • food: Is there a limit for the amount of dioxins in food?

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