dioxin

(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

Origin: di- + ox- + -in

See dioxin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of several carcinogenic or teratogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in petroleum-derived herbicides.

Origin:

Origin: di-1

Origin: + ox(o)-

Origin: + -in

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