"DDT" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DDTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} DDT (usually uncountable, plural DDTs)
  1. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“compound originally developed as an insecticide”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (extra: compound originally developed as an insecticide) Categories (topical): Organic compounds, Poisons
    Sense id: en-DDT-en-noun-yI9B72Ri Disambiguation of Poisons: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: DDTs [plural]
Etymology: Various theories; see DDT (professional wrestling). Head templates: {{en-noun}} DDT (plural DDTs)
  1. (professional wrestling) a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor. Categories (topical): Professional wrestling
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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