Definition: 'Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane'
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
Type: TermPronunciation: dī-klōr′ō-di-fen′il-trī′klōr-ō-eth′ān
Definitions:
1. An insecticide that came into prominence during and after World War II. For a time it proved effective, but insect populations rapidly developed tolerance for it, hence much of its original effectiveness has been lost; general usage is now widely discouraged because of the toxicity that results from the environmental persistence of this agent.
Synonyms:
dicophane
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