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Dioxin vs Digoxin - What's the difference?

dioxin | digoxin |

As nouns the difference between dioxin and digoxin

is that dioxin is any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides while digoxin is a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata, widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

dioxin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides
  • (organic compound) the parent compound, dibenzo-p -dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene
  • (organic compound) the unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds

    • digoxin

    English

    (wikipedia digoxin)

    Noun

  • A purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata , widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

    • Synonyms

    * digitalis