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DDT

DDT is the abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.

Meaning of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Noun

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (uncountable, abbreviation DDT)

  1. A long-lasting synthetic insecticide formerly used to kill mosquitoes and crop pests. It became controversial because it persists in the environment and harms wildlife by building up in food chains.

Noun

DDT (plural DDTs)

  1. a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor.

Forms of DDT

pluralDDTs

Origin of DDT

Various theories; see DDT (professional wrestling).

Questions about DDT

What does DDT mean?
DDT means a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor.
What is DDT the abbreviation of?
DDT is the abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.
What part of speech is DDT?
DDT is a noun.
What is the plural of DDT?
The plural of DDT is DDTs.

Words near DDT in the dictionary

  1. DDRs
  2. DDS
  3. DDSc
  4. DDSes
  5. DDSs
  6. DDT
  7. DDTase
  8. DDTs
  9. ddTTP
  10. DDU
  11. dduk

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DDT (page history and authors); dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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