"dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes [plural]
Etymology: dichloro + diphenyl + trichloro + ethane Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dichloro|diphenyl|trichloro|ethane}} dichloro + diphenyl + trichloro + ethane Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes)
  1. (organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: DDT Translations (chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide DDT): diklooridifenyylitrikloorietaani (Finnish), dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane [masculine] (French), Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan [neuter] (German), DDT [neuter] (German), diklór-difenil-triklóretán (Hungarian), DDT (Hungarian), diclorodifeniltricloroetano [masculine] (Portuguese), diklorodifenyltrikloroetan (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane-en-noun-reLdx6MB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Long English words Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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