Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972 wordnet

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ddtchlorophenothanedicophane

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"DDT is an abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane."

Etymology

From dichloro + diphenyl + trichloro + ethane.

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