DDT Definition

dēdē-tē
noun
A powerful insecticide (ClC6H4)2CHCCl3, effective upon contact: its use is restricted by law due to damaging environmental effects.
Webster's New World

(uncountable) Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; an insecticide.

Wiktionary
(countable, professional wrestling) A move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor.
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Origin of DDT

  • d(ichloro)d(iphenyl)t(richloroethane)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

DDT Sentence Examples

  • By the 1950's, organochlorine pesticides such as DDT were in general use.

  • Widespread use of DDT mostly eliminated the problem, but since DDT was outlawed, these buggers are back and infesting homes, hotels, and even theater seats.

  • When DDT was banned in the United States, the surplus was sold to countries in South America for use in the production of banana crops, which were then sold back to American grocery stores.

  • It was particularly pleasing to fans of the "sports entertainment" to be able to do moves like the "million dollar dream", "gorilla press", and Jake the Snake Robert's signature "DDT."

  • In the past, insecticides like DDT have been used to kill the mosquitoes that transmit malaria.

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