dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
      n 1: an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans;
           banned in the United States since 1972 [syn:
           dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT]