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Noun: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane  dI`klo-row-dI`fe-nil-trI`klo-row'e(e)-theyn
  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

Encyclopedia: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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