2,4,5-T

noun

ˌtü-ˌfȯr-ˌfīv-ˈtē 

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

Word History

Etymology

tri-

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

2,4,5-T

noun

-ˌfīv-ˈtē 

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

called also trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

see agent orange