dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

See also: dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane

English

Etymology

dichloro +‎ diphenyl +‎ trichloro +‎ ethane

Noun

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (usually uncountable, plural dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes)

(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
Portuguese: diclorodifeniltricloroetano m
Swedish: diklorodifenyltrikloroetan

Further reading

DDT on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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