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Agent Orange

Agent Orange proper noun: a potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.

Proper noun

Agent Orange

  1. A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange meaning in Vietnamese

Agent Orange in Vietnamese

herbicide
chất độc da cam

Origin of Agent Orange

From the orange-striped barrels in which it was shipped.

Questions about Agent Orange

What does Agent Orange mean?
Agent Orange means a potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.
What is Agent Orange in Vietnamese?
Agent Orange in Vietnamese is chất độc da cam. See Agent Orange meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Agent Orange?
Agent Orange is a proper noun.

Words near Agent Orange in the dictionary

  1. agent
  2. agent general
  3. agent noun
  4. agent nouns
  5. agent of influence
  6. Agent Orange
  7. agent participle
  8. agent participles
  9. agent provocateur
  10. agent-general
  11. agent-oriented

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