an oily, liquid neurotoxin, CHNO, used in insect and tick repellents
sometimes written deet
Origin of DEET
from diethyltoluamide, chemical nameDEET
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deet
or DEET
noun
A colorless, oily liquid, C12H17NO, that is used as an insect repellent.
Origin of deet
From d.t. abbr. of diethyl toluamideTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A colorless, oily liquid that has a mild odor and is used as an insect repellent. Its chemical name is diethyl toluamide. Chemical formula: C12H17NO.
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Proper noun
Origin
From d t, the initials of diethyl and toluamide in the name of the chemical.
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