DDT (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

abbreviation Chemistry.
  1. a potent synthetic insecticide, C14H9Cl5, initially developed in the 1940s to combat insect-borne human diseases and later found to be highly and adversely persistent in the environment: agricultural use now prohibited in many countries, including, since 1972, the United States.
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  1. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; a colourless odourless substance used as an insecticide. It is toxic to animals and is known to accumulate in the tissues. It is now banned in the UK
    DDT (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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