DIOXIN

Meaning of DIOXIN in English

[noun] - a poisonous chemical, produced when substances used for killing plants are made. There are many different types of dioxin.A factory explosion in northern Italy in 1976 polluted the town of Seveso with dioxin. [U]Highly toxic dioxins have been released into the air. [C]

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DIOXIN — noun Date: circa 1919 any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial processes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIOXIN — Agent Orange ), disinfectants, and other agents. Their basic chemical structure consists of two benzene rings connected by a pair …
Английский словарь Британика
DIOXIN — dīˈäksə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: di- + ox- (I) + -in : any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIOXIN — /duy ok"sin/ , n. Chem. a general name for a family of chlorinated hydrocarbons, C 12 H 4 Cl 4 …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIOXIN — n. poisonous substance which is used in the manufacture of various chemical products
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DIOXIN — noun Date: circa 1919 : any of several persistent toxic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur especially as by-products of various industrial …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIOXIN — [ dʌɪ'ɒksɪn ] ■ noun a highly toxic organic compound produced as a by-product in some manufacturing processes.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIOXIN — [di.ox.in] n (ca. 1919): any of several heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur esp. as persistent toxic impurities in herbicides; esp: tcdd
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DIOXIN — any of a group of chemical compounds that is an undesirable by-product in the manufacture of herbicides, disinfectants, and other …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIOXIN — dioxin BrE AmE daɪ ˈɒks ɪn § - ə n AmE -ˈɑːks-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DIOXIN — / daɪˈɒksɪn; NAmE -ˈɑːks-/ noun a chemical used in industry and farming. Most dioxins are poisonous. •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIOXIN — di ‧ ox ‧ in /daɪˈɒksən, daɪˈɒksɪn $ -ˈɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIOXIN — ( dioxins) Dioxins are poisonous chemicals which occur as a by-product of the manufacture of certain weedkillers and disinfectants. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIOXIN — (~s) Dioxins are poisonous chemicals which occur as a by-product of the manufacture of certain weedkillers and disinfectants. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DIOXIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And why is it that evil movie fishermen always dump dioxin into the ocean? ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIOXIN — n. Aromatic compound , any of a group of contaminants produced in making herbicides (e.g., Agent Orange ), disinfectants, and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DIOXIN — Any of several carcinogenic or teratogenic heterocyclic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in petroleum-derived herbicides and through over-use or runoff …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
DIOXIN — a man-made chemical by-product formed during the manufacturing of other chemicals and during incineration. Studies show that dioxin is the …
Environmental Economics English Glossary
DIOXIN — сущ. хим. диоксин (сильный яд) (химическое) диоксин (сильный яд)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIOXIN — Диоксины
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DIOXIN — n хим. диоксин ( сильный яд )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DIOXIN — (n) диоксин
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DIOXIN — n хим. диоксин ( сильный яд )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DIOXIN — n хим. диоксин ( сильный яд )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIOXIN — Диоксины
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DIOXIN — сущ. хим. диоксин (сильный яд) (химическое) диоксин (сильный яд)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIOXIN — n. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ī - ' äk-s ə n Function: noun Date: circa 1919 : any of several …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TCDD — noun Etymology: tetra- + chlor- + dibenzo- (containing two benzene rings) + dioxin Date: 1971 a carcinogenic dioxin C 12 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGENT ORANGE — Mixture of It contains approximately equal amounts of esters of 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid) and 2,4,5-T (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid) and trace amounts …
Английский словарь Британика
TCDD — [TCDD] n [tetra- + chlor- + dibenzo- (containing two benzene rings) + dioxin] (1971): a carcinogenic dioxin found esp. as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES as good as dead/ruined/useless etc ▪ This carpet’s as good as ruined. destroy/ruin sb’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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