"Agent Orange" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A herbicide that contains equal parts of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T), as well as traces of the contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.
| Descriptor ID |
D000075182
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.018.386.682.224.500 D02.241.081.018.386.682.800.500 D02.241.511.316.682.149.500 D02.241.511.316.682.800.500 D02.309.500.450.500 D03.633.300.786.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Agent Orange- Agent Orange
- Orange, Agent
- (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid, butyl ester, mixt. with butyl (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetate
- 2,4-D - 2,4,5-T mixture
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