- (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T)
- A herbicide and defoliant synthesized by condensation of chloracetic acid and 2,4,5-trichlorophenol, used as the principal constituent of Agent Orange.
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(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T)
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(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid — An herbicide, more toxic to broad leaved dicotyledonous plants (weeds) than to monocotyledonous ones (grains and grass), used with (2,4,5 trichlorophenoxy) acetic acid as a constituent of Agent Orange … Medical dictionary
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Agent Orange — An herbicide and defoliant, consisting of (2,4,5 trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid, (2,4 dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid, and dioxin, that was widely used in the Vietnam War; it has been shown to possess residual post exposure carcinogenic and… … Medical dictionary
2,4,5-T — Abbreviation for (2,4,5 trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid. * * * 2,4,5 trichlorophenoxyacetic acid * * * 2,4,5 T .fīv tē n an irritant compound C8H5Cl3O3 used esp. as an herbicide and defoliant called also trichlorophenoxyacetic acid see AGENT ORANGE… … Medical dictionary
