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DDD definition

☆ DDD (dē′dē′dē′)

noun

a colorless, crystalline insecticide, (ClCH)CHCHCl, closely related to DDT but considered to be less toxic to animals; TDE

Etymology: d(ichloro)d(iphenyl)d(ichloroethane)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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