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dioxin

noun
/daɪˈɒksɪn/UK/daɪˈɑksən/US

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From di- (prefix meaning ‘double; two’) + ox(ygen) + -in (suffix indicating a neutral chemical compound), a reference to the fact that the compound has two oxygen atoms.

  1. derived from ὀξύς — “sharp”
  2. borrowed from oxygène
  3. formed as dioxin — “di- + oxygen + -in”

Definitions

  1. The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms, and…

    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.

  2. The parent compound dibenzo-1,4-dioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (molecular formula C₁₂H₈O₂),…

    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.

  3. Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur…

    Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.

    • The detection of dioxin (specifically, the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-pdioxin TCDD) in 2,4,5-T raised the question whether dioxin might be present in other herbicides.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dioxin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA