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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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di·chlo·ro·di·phen·yl·tri·chlo·ro·eth·ane  (d-klôr-d-fnl-tr-klôr-thn, -klr-, -fnl-, d-klr-)
n.
DDT.
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Noun1.dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanedichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
DDT
pollutant - waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects


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POPs--for example, polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene (p,p'-DDE), the most stable merabolite of DDT--are ubiquitous environmental contaminants.
Impact of PCB and p,p'-DDE contaminants on human sperm Y:X chromosome ... by Giwercman, Aleksander / Environmental Health Perspectives
Othmar Zeidler, a German chemist, first created dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in 1874.
Stopping malaria: in the wake of the tsunami, malaria and other ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
The most cost-effective and safe insecticide has been, and in many instances still is, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).
Malaria control and public health by Rogan, Walter J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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