2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin

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2,3,7,8-tet·ra·chlo·ro·di·ben·zo-para-di·ox·in ˌtü-ˌthrē-ˌsev-ən-ˌāt-ˌte-trə-ˌklō-rō-(ˌ)dī-ˌben-zō-ˌpar-ə-dī-ˈäk-sən

: tcdd

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