dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

See also: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane

English

Etymology

From dichloro +‎ diphenyl +‎ trichloro +‎ ethane.

Noun

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes)

1. (organic chemistry) A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an insecticide, often abbreviated as DDT.

   Synonym: DDT

   Hypernym: persistent organic pollutant

   Coordinate terms: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, DDD, aldrin

Translations

chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide DDT

• Finnish: diklooridifenyylitrikloorietaani
• French: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane (fr) m
• German: Dichlordiphenyltrichlorethan n, DDT (de) n
• Hungarian: diklór-difenil-triklóretán (hu), DDT (hu)
• Portuguese: diclorodifeniltricloroetano m
• Swedish: diklorodifenyltrikloroetan

Further reading

• DDT on Wikipedia.Wikipedia