DIOXIN

Dioxin

Dioxin is commonly used to refer to : Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, a diverse range of chemical compounds which are known to exhibit “dioxin-like” toxicity

The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Dioxin
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

dioxin

Noun

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


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: dioxin
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!