Agent Orange
n.
A herbicide containing trace amounts of the toxic contaminant dioxin, used in the Vietnam War to defoliate areas of forest.
[From the orange identifying strip on drums in which it was stored.]
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Agent Orange
n
(Military) a highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction, esp by US forces during the Vietnam War
[C20: named after the identifying colour stripe on its container]
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A′gent Or′ange
n.
a powerful herbicide and defoliant containing trace amounts of dioxin, used heavily during the Vietnam War to deprive enemy troops of foliage cover.
[1965–70; so called from the color of the identifying stripe on the drums in which it was stored]
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| Noun | 1. |  Agent Orange - a herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areasdioxin - any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides |
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Translations
A·gent Or·ange
n. Agente Naranja, causante de defoliación que contiene el elemento químico-tóxico dioxina.
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