ddt
Meaning of ddt
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a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now banned in many countries.
1940s: abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane .
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Meaning dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane:
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
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