Meanings
proper noun
- A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.
Origin
From the orange-striped barrels in which it was shipped.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan agent taronja
- agent taronjaherbicide
Chinese Mandarin 橙劑 /橙剂, 橘劑 /橘剂
- 橙劑 /橙剂 (chéngjì)herbicide
- 橘劑 /橘剂 (jújì)herbicide
French agent orange
- agent orangeherbicide
German Agent Orange
- Agent Orangeherbicide
Italian Agente Arancio
- Agente Arancioherbicide
Portuguese agente laranja
- agente laranjaherbicide
Russian аге́нт о́ранж, э́йджент о́рандж
- аге́нт о́ранж (agént óranž)herbicide
- э́йджент о́рандж (éjdžent órandž)herbicide
Spanish Agente Naranja
- Agente Naranjaherbicide
Vietnamese chất độc da cam
- chất độc da camherbicide
Cite this entry
APA
Agent Orange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agent%20Orange
MLA
“Agent Orange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agent%20Orange. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Agent Orange,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Agent%20Orange.
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