dioxin
dioxin
[dʌɪˈɒksɪn]
noun
[dʌɪˈɒksɪn]
noun
- [mass noun]a highly toxic compound produced as a by-product in some manufacturing processes, notably herbicide production and paper bleaching. It is a serious and persistent environmental pollutant
二氧（杂）芑，二（口恶）英 - A heterocyclic organochlorine compound; alternative name: 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzoparadioxin abbrev.: TCDD; chem. formula: C12H4O2C14
一种杂环有机氯化合物；又名：2,3,7,8-四氯代二苯并－对－二（口恶）英；四氯二苯并对二（口恶）英（缩略词：TCDD）；化学分子式：C12H4O2C14
■[count noun]any of the class of compounds to which this belongs
二氧（杂）芑类化合物
- early 20th cent.: from di- 'two' + ox- 'oxygen' + -in
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