(countable, organic chemistry) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
(countable, organic chemistry) 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.
(countable, organic chemistry) 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.
(uncountable, specifically, loosely) The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; molecular formula C₁₂H₄Cl₄O₂), a persistent organic pollutant of the environment which is generally produced as a byproduct of organic synthesis or when organic materials are burned.
doxies
doxies
noun
plural of doxie
plural of doxy
exodic
exodic
adj
(biology) Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor or efferent nerves.
exodoi
exodoi
noun
plural of exodos
iodoxy
ixodes
ixodes
noun
plural of ixode
ixodic
ixodic
adj
Relating to or caused by hard ticks.
ixodid
ixodid
noun
(zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae.
myxoid
myxoid
adj
Pertaining to or resembling mucus.
ordlix
oxacid
oxacid
noun
Archaic form of oxyacid.
oxamid
oxamid
noun
Archaic form of oxamide.
oxbird
oxbird
noun
An African weaverbird (Bubalornis albirostris).
The dunlin.
The sanderling.
oxhide
oxhide
noun
Leather made from the hide of an ox.
The skin (hide) of an ox.
oxides
oxides
noun
plural of oxide
oxidic
oxidic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Relating to an oxide
toxoid
toxoid
noun
A toxin that has had its toxic properties removed, but retains its ability to generate an immune response.
