English Explanatory Dictionary

dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An organochlorine insecticide that is a metabolite of DDT.

Word forms

dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane

Etymology

From dichloro + diphenyl + dichloro + ethane.

Synonyms

DDD tetrachlorodiphenylethane TDE

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