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dioxin

The correct spelling is dioxin.

How to pronounce dioxin

/daɪˈɒksɪn/
noun

IPA: /daɪˈɒksɪn/

Say it like: Dio-xin

The correct spelling is dioxin. Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.

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  1. 1.Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
  2. 2.The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
  3. 3.The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.

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