dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
English
editEtymology
editFrom dichloro + diphenyl + dichloro + ethane.
Noun
editdichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An organochlorine insecticide that is a metabolite of DDT.
- Synonyms: DDD, tetrachlorodiphenylethane, TDE
- Coordinate terms: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT
Further reading
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