Dioxins are poisonous chemicals which occur as a by-product of the manufacture of certainweedkillers and disinfectants.
dioxin in British English
(daɪˈɒksɪn)
noun
any of a number of mostly poisonous chemical by-products of the manufacture of certain herbicides and bactericides, esp the extremely toxic 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin
dioxin in American English
(daɪˈɑksɪn)
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
Word origin
di-1 + ox- + -in1
dioxin in Chemical Engineering
(daɪɒksɪn)
Word forms: (regular plural) dioxins
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A dioxin is a chemical product, usually a poisonous one, which is produced when some herbicides and bactericides(= substances which destroy bacteria) are made.
Burning, whether accidentally or in waste incineration, also releases dioxins, which are persistent environmental pollutants.
It is generally felt that the dioxin produced by the manufacture of the herbicide is a much more serious environmentalthreat than the herbicide itself.
A dioxin is a chemical product, usually a poisonous one, which is produced when some herbicidesand bactericides are made.
Examples of 'dioxin' in a sentence
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Then he wrote War Wolf, a satire in which a returning veteran afflicted with dioxin poisoning becomes a vengeful Communist werewolf.