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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane Moderate

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

2

A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.

See Also
hydrocarbon dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane ddt chlorinated dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes 1,1,1 trichloro 2,2 bis 4 chlorophenyl ethane insecticide dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
insecticide pollutant
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