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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

[ dahy-klawr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klawr-oh-eth-eyn, dahy-klohr-oh-dahy-fen-l-trahy-klohr- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. DDT.


dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

/ -ˌfɛn-; daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn; -nɪl- /

noun

  1. the full name for DDT
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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dichlorodifluoromethanedichloroethane