dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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

di·chlo·ro·di·phen·yl·tri·chlor·o·eth·ane

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

Origin:
di-1 + chloro-2 + di-1 + phenyl + tri- + chloro-2 + ethane
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is always a great word to know.
So is inorganic. Does it mean:
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
pertaining to compounds that are not hydrocarbons or their derivatives
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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (daɪˌklɔːrəʊdaɪˌfiːnaɪltraɪˌklɔːrəʊˈiːθeɪn, -nɪl-, -ˌfɛn-)
 
n
the full name for DDT

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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane di·chlo·ro·di·phen·yl·tri·chlo·ro·eth·ane (dī-klôr'ō-dī-fěn'əl-trī-klôr'ō-ěth'ān', -fē'nəl-)
n.
DDT.

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