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rainbow herbicide

rainbow herbicide noun: any of a group of herbicides used by the United States military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the best-known and mostly widely used being Agent Orange.

Noun

rainbow herbicide (plural rainbow herbicides)

  1. Any of a group of herbicides used by the United States military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the best-known and mostly widely used being Agent Orange.

Forms of rainbow herbicide

pluralrainbow herbicides

Origin of rainbow herbicide

From the colours assigned to them as code names.

Questions about rainbow herbicide

What does rainbow herbicide mean?
Rainbow herbicide means any of a group of herbicides used by the United States military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the best-known and mostly widely used being Agent Orange.
What part of speech is rainbow herbicide?
Rainbow herbicide is a noun.
What is the plural of rainbow herbicide?
The plural of rainbow herbicide is rainbow herbicides.

Words near rainbow herbicide in the dictionary

  1. rainbow fishes
  2. rainbow flag
  3. rainbow flags
  4. Rainbow Flat
  5. rainbow glass
  6. rainbow herbicide
  7. rainbow herbicides
  8. rainbow kick
  9. rainbow kicks
  10. rainbow kiss
  11. rainbow kisses

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