dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
di- 1 + chloro- 2 + di- 1 + phenyl + tri- + chloro- 2 + ethane
Example Sentences
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Public calls for action have intensified since The Times reported that dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, banned in 1972, is still haunting the marine environment today.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022
Significant amounts of DDT-related compounds are still accumulating in Southern California dolphins, and a recent study linked the presence of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane to an aggressive cancer in sea lions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2022
Carson warned that pesticides like DDT — dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane — were being sprayed excessively and indiscriminately in attempts to control crop pests.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2017
The single most significant development in insect control was the discovery of a compound with the unpronounceable name of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, or, as it came to be known, DDT.
From Time Magazine Archive
Few chemicals concocted by man have been so widely used and so thoroughly applauded as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, more commonly known as DDT.
From Time Magazine Archive
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