Agent Orange

noun

Definition of Agent Orange

: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant

First Known Use of Agent Orange

1970, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Agent Orange

so called from the identifying color stripe on its container

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Agent Orange

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Medical Definition of Agent Orange

: an herbicide widely used as a defoliant in the Vietnam War that is composed of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and contains dioxin as a contaminant