Deet

American  

[deet] / dit /

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. a brand of diethyltoluamide.

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DEET British  

/ diːt /

acronym

1. diethyl(meta)toluamide; an insect repellent

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deet Scientific  

/ dēt /

1. A colorless, oily liquid that has a mild odor and is used as an insect repellent. Its chemical name is diethyl toluamide. Chemical formula: C ₁₂ H ₁₇ NO.

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Example Sentences

“Full of mistikes and out of deet. If you like, I will geev you my copy of Parson’s Pictorial Pamphlet Depicting the City of London and Environs, Second Edition, and tek this worthless tome off your hends.”

From Literature

Measures include wearing long pants tucked into boots, using a bug repellent with DEET, never feeding or touching rodents, refraining from camping near animal burrows or dead rodents, and leaving dogs at home when possible.

From Los Angeles Times

Infection can be prevented by wearing long-sleeved clothing and using mosquito nets, as well as chemical insect repellents such as DEET.

From Salon

Using mosquito repellents is also recommended — so long as they have active ingredients approved by the EPA, such as DEET, Picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus, Farned said.

From Los Angeles Times

The most effective of them is DEET.

From Los Angeles Times