dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
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See also: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
dichloro + diphenyl + trichloro + ethane
Noun[edit]
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes)
- (organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.
- Synonym: DDT
- Hypernym: persistent organic pollutant
- Coordinate terms: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, DDD, aldrin
Translations[edit]
chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide DDT
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