dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
[ dahy-klawr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, dahy-klohr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klohr- ]
/ daɪˌklɔr oʊ daɪˌfɛn l traɪˌklɔr oʊˈɛθ eɪn, daɪˌkloʊr oʊ daɪˌfɛn l traɪˌkloʊr- /
noun Chemistry.
DDT.
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Words nearby dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlobenil, dichloride, dichlorobenzene, dichlorodiethyl sulfide, dichlorodifluoromethane, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, dichloroethane, dichloroethyl formal, dichloromethane, dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, dichlorvos
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British Dictionary definitions for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
/ (daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-) /
noun
the full name for DDT
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Medical definitions for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
[ dī-klôr′ō-dī-fĕn′əl-trī-klôr′ō-ĕth′ān′, -fē′nəl- ]
n.
DDT.
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