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dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane is the alternative spelling 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.

Forms of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

pluraldichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethanes

Questions about dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

What is dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane the alternative spelling of?
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane is the alternative spelling of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.

Words near dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane in the dictionary

  1. dichlorine hexoxide
  2. dichlorine monoxide
  3. dichlorisone
  4. dichloro
  5. dichloro-
  6. dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
  7. dichloroacetamide
  8. dichloroacetamides
  9. dichloroacetate
  10. dichloroacetates
  11. dichloroacetic acid

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