dioxin

A noun referring to any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa qualquer um de vários hidrocarbonetos tóxicos ou cancerígenos que ocorrem como impurezas em herbicidas e como poluentes ambientais persistentes.

1. Toxic chemical compound C1 formal scientific

   Any of a group of highly toxic and carcinogenic chemical compounds that are produced as byproducts in industrial processes, such as waste incineration and herbicide manufacturing.

   • Dioxin contamination in the soil posed a serious health risk to the local community.
   • The industrial accident released dangerous levels of dioxin into the atmosphere.
   • Studies have linked dioxin exposure to various forms of cancer and immune system damage.

   🇵🇹Composto químico tóxico

• dioxins plural form
• dioxins' possessive plural form
• dioxin's possessive singular form