DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane mean? 

• DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE (noun)
  The noun DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE has 1 sense:

1. an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

  Familiarity information: DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

DDT; dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

Hypernyms ("dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane" is a kind of...):

pollutant (waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil)

insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)