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DIOXIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
Classified under:
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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