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Meaning
Noun
●
In Organic compounds:
The
unsaturated
six-membered
heterocycle
having
four
carbon
atoms
, two
oxygen
atoms
, and two
double bonds
(
molecular formula
C₄H₄O₂); 1,2-dioxin and 1,4-dioxin.
●
In Organic compounds:
The
parent compound
dibenzo-1,4-dioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (
molecular formula
C₁₂H₈O₂), in which two
benzene rings
are
connected
through two
oxygen
atoms
;
dibenzodioxin
, oxanthrene.
●
In Organic compounds:
Any of a
broad
range of
toxic
or
carcinogenic
halogenated
polycyclic
compounds
that
occur
as
byproducts
of herbicides.
The
compound
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD;
molecular formula
C₁₂H₄Cl₄O₂), a
persistent organic pollutant
of the environment which is
generally
produced
as a
byproduct
of
organic
synthesis
or when
organic
materials
are burned.
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Rhymes
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