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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

American  
[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.

  1. DDT.

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane British  
/ -ˌfɛn-, daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn, -nɪl- /

noun

  1. the full name for DDT

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Etymology

Origin of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

di- 1 + chloro- 2 + di- 1 + phenyl + tri- + chloro- 2 + ethane

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