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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.

Nearby words

  1. dichlobenil,
  2. dichloride,
  3. dichlorobenzene,
  4. dichlorodiethyl sulfide,
  5. dichlorodifluoromethane,
  6. dichloroethane,
  7. dichloroethyl formal,
  8. dichloromethane,
  9. dichlorophenoxyacetic acid,
  10. dichlorvos

Origin of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

/ (daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-) /

noun

the full name for DDT
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Medicine definitions for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

[ dī-klôr′ō-dī-fĕn′əl-trī-klôr′ō-ĕth′ān′, -fē′nəl- ]

n.

DDT.
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