dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

(noun)

a chlorinated hydrocarbon which is mainly used as an insecticide (DDT)

Related Terms

Examples of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in the following topics:

  • Halogen Uses

    • DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a polyhalogenated pesticide that was banned in the United States in 1972 because of the potential harmful effects on human health.
    • DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is an organochlorine used as an insecticide.

  • Biological Magnification

    • Many substances have been shown to bioaccumulate, including classical studies with the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), which was published in the 1960s bestseller, Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson.