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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

[dahy-klawr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, dahy-klohr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klohr-]
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noun Chemistry.
  1. DDT.
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Origin of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

di-1 + chloro-2 + di-1 + phenyl + tri- + chloro-2 + ethane
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British Dictionary definitions for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

noun
  1. the full name for DDT
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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in Medicine

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

(dī-klôr′ō-dī-fĕn′əl-trī-klôr′ō-ĕth′ān′, -fē′nəl-)
n.
  1. DDT.
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