Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of several carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic polychlorinated heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that can occur as impurities in petroleum-derived herbicides and as byproducts of manufacturing chemicals and burning fuels and waste.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun organic chemistry any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides
  • noun organic chemistry the parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene
  • noun organic chemistry the unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[di– + ox(o)– + –in.]

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Examples

  • Some facilities added as little as 4% TDF and experienced as much as a 4,140% increase in dioxin and furan emissions.

    Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Tired of Misleading Language 2009

  • The name dioxin refers to a group of highly toxic chemicals that have been linked to heart disease, liver disease, human reproductive disorders, and developmental problems.

    Monsanto's Harvest of Fear Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele 2008

  • Agent Orange contained a known carcinogen called dioxin, which is also found in herbicides and pesticides used by U.S.

    U.S. News 2009

  • In March 1996, CEI’s Michelle Malkin and Michael Fumento published “Rachel’s Folly,” which claims that dioxin is good for you.

    Think Progress » Exxon-Backed Pundit Compares Gore To Nazi Propagandist 2006

  • One of the most potent by-products of exhaust fumes is dioxin, which is carried into the air by the fuel combustion of diesel trucks and buses.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • One of the most potent by-products of exhaust fumes is dioxin, which is carried into the air by the fuel combustion of diesel trucks and buses.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • In the United States, trash incinerators are both a leading source of greenhouse gases and a leading source of dioxin, which is inevitably formed in the incinerators 'stacks as molecules of chlorine and carbon in the fly ash join together in a deadly union.

    Sandra Steingraber: The Hope Inside Canada's Garbage Cans 2010

  • In addition, bleaching paper with chlorine can produce dioxin, which is known to cause cancer.

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  • In addition, bleaching paper with chlorine can produce dioxin, which is known to cause cancer.

    Archive for » 2008 » October : Sustainablog 2008

  • Fears about dioxin, which is actually a generic name for a series of chemicals of widely different potency, were triggered by another cloud, one that formed over Seveso in Italy in 1976 after the safety system in a chemical plant failed.

    Not-So-Risky Business 2010

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