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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈA•gent ˈOr•ange, n. [uncountable]- Pest Controla powerful herbicide containing small amounts of dioxin, used heavily during the Vietnam War.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024A′gent Or′ange, - Agriculture, Pest Controla powerful herbicide and defoliant containing trace amounts of dioxin, a toxic impurity suspected of causing serious health problems, including cancer and genetic damage, in some persons exposed to it and birth defects in their offspring: used by U.S. armed forces during the Vietnam War to defoliate jungles.
- so called from the color of the identifying stripe on the drums in which it was stored 1965–70
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Agent Orange n - a highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction, esp by US forces during the Vietnam War
Etymology: 20th Century: named after the identifying colour stripe on its container |