Meaning Agent Orange
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An herbicide and defoliant containing 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. Agent Orange was used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is a carcinogen and teratogen (cause cancer and birth defects). The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies in the US has found "sufficient evidence" of an association between e [..]
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powerful defoliant used by U.S. military in the Vietnam War, attested from 1971, said to have been used from 1961; so called from the color strip on the side of the container, which distinguished it f [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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An herbicide dropped on the forests and bush in Vietnam to defoliate (strip the leaves from plants and trees) an area. This was done to expose hiding enemy troops.
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Oil-based herbicide; a systematic defoliant effective against broadleaf vegetation, achieving maximum effect in 4 - 6 weeks, with a duration of approximately 12 months
Source: vietnamwar.govt.nz

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Agent Orange was a defoliant used during the Vietnam War. For more detailed information and new
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A herbicide used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War; composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. agregate fruit
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Agent Orange is the code name for a herbicide and defoliant that was developed for the military purposes. The product “Agent Orange” got its name from the orange band that was used to mark the drums w [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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A toxic herbicide and defoliant used in the Vietnam conflict, containing 2,4,5-trichlorophen-oxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 2-4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with trace amounts of dioxin.
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Agent Orange


A toxic herbicide and defoliant used in the Vietnam conflict, containing 2,4,5-trichlorophen-oxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 2-4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with trace amounts of dioxin.
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An herbicide and defoliant, consisting of (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and dioxin, that was widely used in the Vietnam War; it has been shown to possess residual post-exposure carcinogenic and teratogenic properties in humans. (05 Mar 2000)
Source: mondofacto.com (offline)

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A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.
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