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DDE

(dē′dē′ē′)

noun

a toxic residue of DDT often found in animal tissue: it inhibits calcium production, causing many birds to produce extremely thin eggshells that break on contact with the brooder

Origin: d(ichloro)d(iphenyldichloro)e(thylene)

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