DIOXINS
15
Scrabble
16
WWF
D(2) I(1) O(1) X(8) I(1) N(1) S(1)
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Definition
noun
- Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
- The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
- The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.
Source: Wiktionary
