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difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane

difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane noun: a chemical compound having the same composition as the insecticide DDT, but with two chlorine atoms replaced by two fluorine atoms.

Noun

difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound having the same composition as the insecticide DDT, but with two chlorine atoms replaced by two fluorine atoms.
    Synonyms:
    DFDT

Synonyms of difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Questions about difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane

What does difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane mean?
Difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane means a chemical compound having the same composition as the insecticide DDT, but with two chlorine atoms replaced by two fluorine atoms.
What part of speech is difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane?
Difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a noun.

Words near difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane in the dictionary

  1. difluorocyclopropanols
  2. difluorodiazene
  3. difluorodiazenes
  4. difluorodinitrobenzene
  5. difluorodioxophosphate
  6. difluorodiphenyltrichloroethane
  7. difluorodithiophosphate
  8. difluoroethane
  9. difluoroethanes
  10. difluoroethylene
  11. difluoromethane

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