DIOXIN

Meaning of DIOXIN in English

/ daɪˈɒksɪn; NAmE -ˈɑːks-/ noun

a chemical used in industry and farming. Most dioxins are poisonous.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from di- two + ox- oxygen + -in .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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 — 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 — [noun] - a poisonous chemical, produced when substances used for killing plants are made. There are many different types of …
Cambridge English vocab
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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