different between dioxin vs dibenzofuran

English

Etymology

From di- (prefix meaning ‘double; two’) +? ox(ygen) +? -in (suffix indicating a neutral chemical compound), a reference to the fact that the compound has two oxygen atoms.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /da???ks?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /da???ks?n/
• Rhymes: -?ks?n
• Hyphenation: di?ox?in

Noun

dioxin (uncountable)

1. (countable, organic chemistry) The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms, and two double bonds (molecular formula C?H?O?); 1,2-dioxin and 1,4-dioxin.
2. (countable, organic chemistry) The parent compound dibenzo-1,4-dioxin or dibenzo-p-dioxin (molecular formula C??H?O?), in which two benzene rings are connected through two oxygen atoms; dibenzodioxin, oxanthrene.
3. (countable, organic chemistry) Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides.
   1. (uncountable, specifically, loosely) The compound 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; molecular formula C??H?Cl?O?), a persistent organic pollutant of the environment which is generally produced as a byproduct of organic synthesis or when organic materials are burned.

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References

Further reading

• 1,2-Dioxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 1,4-Dioxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dibenzo-1,4-dioxin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dioxins and dioxin-like compounds on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dioxin (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

dibenzofuran (plural dibenzofurans)

1. (organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins