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Noun: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane  dI,klo-row-dI,fe-nil-trI,klo-row'e,theyn [N. Amer], dI,klo-row-dI,fe-nil-trI,klo-row,ee'theyn [Brit]
  1. An insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
    - DDT

Type of: insect powder, insecticide, pollutant, pollution

Encyclopedia: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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