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defoliant

[dee-foh-lee-uhnt] / diˈfoʊ li ənt /




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More than half of that spraying involved the dioxin-contaminated defoliant Agent Orange.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

The cause was Parkinson’s disease, which his family said resulted from exposure to Agent Orange, the toxic chemical sprayed by American aircraft as a defoliant in Vietnam.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

Some deforestation can be traced back to the Vietnam War, when forests were sprayed with the toxic defoliant known as Agent Orange.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023

Army, fought in Vietnam and dealt for years with post-traumatic stress disorder and the effects of exposure to the defoliant Agent Orange, he said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2022

I only need to keep playing the part long enough to create Nyla’s defoliant, so she’ll send us back on the surface like she said she would.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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