how to pronounce dioxin

/daɪˈɒk.sɪn/

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dioxin is pronounced in three syllables

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daɪɒksɪn

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An example use of dioxin in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… contained a poison called dioxin which …”

meanings of dioxin

noun:

  1. The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds.
  2. The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene.
  3. Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.

dioxin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dioxin occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to dioxin

dioxidetoxinpyroxenetocsindiocesan

words that rhyme with dioxin

toxin

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