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Raredioxin
The correct spelling is dioxin.
How to pronounce dioxin
/daɪˈɒksɪn/
nounIPA: /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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Definition
noun
- 1.Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
- 2.The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
- 3.The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.
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