Deet

Deet

[deet]
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a brand of diethyltoluamide.
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DEET (diːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n acronym for
diethyl(meta)toluamide; an insect repellent

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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deet   (dēt)  Pronunciation Key 
A colorless, oily liquid that has a mild odor and is used as an insect repellent. Its chemical name is diethyl toluamide. Chemical formula: C12H17NO.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
DEET
  1. diethyl toluamide

  2. n-diethyltoluamide

  3. N,N-diethyl-m-toluamine

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