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DDT (dē′dē′tē′)

noun

a powerful insecticide (ClCH)CHCCl, effective upon contact: its use is restricted by law due to damaging environmental effects

Etymology: d(ichloro)d(iphenyl)t(richloroethane)

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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