Term: dioxin: any of several toxic or carcinogenic hydrocarbons that occur as impurities in herbicides
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: mahayana: a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: mental picture: a clear and telling mental image
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: pudendal block: regional anesthesia resulting from the use of a local anesthetic to deaden the pudendal nerves in the region of the vulva and labia majora; used to ease discomfort during childbirth
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: lycopene: carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: barber: a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: neurofibromatosis: autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: strange particle: an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: jaw: the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: wine cask: a barrel that holds wine
Broader: material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object | Unrelated: gas gangrene: (pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used as a bioweapon