dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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

nounChemistry.
  1. DDT.

Origin of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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British Dictionary definitions for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

/ (daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-) /


noun
  1. the full name for DDT

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