Agent Orange

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noun

a 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.

Origin of Agent Orange

First recorded in 1965–70; so called from the color of the identifying stripe on the drums in which it was stored

Words nearby Agent Orange

agential, agentival, agentive, agent noun, agent of production, Agent Orange, agent provocateur, agentry, Age of Anxiety, Age of Aquarius, age of consent

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British Dictionary definitions for Agent Orange

Agent Orange

noun

a highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction, esp by US forces during the Vietnam War

Word Origin for Agent Orange

C20: named after the identifying colour stripe on its container

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Agent Orange

Agent Orange

n.

A herbicide that contains trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin, used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest.

Scientific definitions for Agent Orange

Agent Orange

A mixture of equal amounts of two herbicides known as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, and trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin (a byproduct of the manufacture of 2,4,5-T). It was used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest.

单词	agent orange
释义	Agent Orange SEE SYNONYMS FOR Agent Orange ON THESAURUS.COM noun a 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. Origin of Agent Orange First recorded in 1965–70; so called from the color of the identifying stripe on the drums in which it was stored Words nearby Agent Orange agential, agentival, agentive, agent noun, agent of production, Agent Orange, agent provocateur, agentry, Age of Anxiety, Age of Aquarius, age of consent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Agent Orange Agent Orange noun a highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction, esp by US forces during the Vietnam War Word Origin for Agent Orange C20: named after the identifying colour stripe on its container Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for Agent Orange Agent Orange n. A herbicide that contains trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin, used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for Agent Orange Agent Orange A mixture of equal amounts of two herbicides known as 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, and trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin (a byproduct of the manufacture of 2,4,5-T). It was used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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