"Agent Orange" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From the orange-striped barrels in which it was shipped. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Agent Orange}} Agent Orange
  1. A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War. Wikipedia link: Agent Orange Translations (herbicide): agent taronja [masculine] (Catalan), 橙劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 橙剂 (chéngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 橘劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 橘剂 (jújì) (Chinese Mandarin), agent orange [masculine] (French), Agent Orange [neuter] (German), Agente Arancio [feminine] (Italian), Агент Оранж (Agent Oranž) (Mongolian), agente laranja [masculine] (Portuguese), аге́нт о́ранж (agént óranž) [masculine] (Russian), э́йджент о́рандж (éjdžent órandž) [masculine] (Russian), Agente Naranja [masculine] (Spanish), chất độc da cam (Vietnamese)

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