dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

See also: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane

English

Etymology

dichloro +‎ diphenyl +‎ trichloro +‎ ethane

Noun

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (countable and uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes)

(organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon which is mainly used as an insecticide. Mostly abbreviated as DDT.

Related terms

dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD)

Translations

chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide DDT

Finnish: diklooridifenyylitrikloorietaani
Portuguese: diclorodifeniltricloroetano m

Swedish: diklorodifenyltrikloroetan

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