2,4,5–T

noun \-ˌfīv-ˈtē\

Definition of 2,4,5-T

: an irritant crystalline compound C₈H₅Cl₃O₃ used especially formerly chiefly as an herbicide and defoliant

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First Known Use: 1946

Medical Dictionary

noun \-ˌfīv-ˈtē\

: an irritant compound C₈H₅Cl₃O₃ used especially as an herbicide and defoliant—called also trichlorophenoxyacetic acid; see agent orange

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