New American Oxford Dictionary

DDT

DDT |ˌdi ˌdi ˈti | ▶abbreviation dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, a synthetic organic compound introduced in the 1940s and used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now banned in many countries. [Chem. formula: CCl 3 CH (C 6 H 4 Cl ) 2. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

DDT

DDT |diːdiːˈtiː | ▶abbreviation dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now banned in many countries. ●Chem. formula: CCl 3 CH (C 6 H 4 Cl ) 2.

 

Duden Dictionary

DDT

DDT Substantiv, Neutrum , das ® |deːdeːˈteː |das DDT; Genitiv: des DDT [s ] Kurzwort aus D ichlor d iphenyl t richlorethan (vor allem beim Baumwollanbau verwendetes, zum Teil verbotenes ) Insektenbekämpfungsmittel

 

French Dictionary

DDT

DDT sigle Sigle de dichloro-diphényl -trichloréthane.

 

Spanish Dictionary

DDT

DDT Sigla de diclorodifeniltricloroetano, cierto insecticida de gran eficacia :el DDT combate eficazmente las plagas de los cultivos .Funciona como nombre masculino .

 

Sanseido Dictionary

DDT

DDT 〖 dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 〗有機塩素化合物の殺虫剤の一 。化学式 C 14 H 9 Cl 5 無色 特異臭のある結晶 。第 2 次大戦後から各国で害虫駆除に広く使われたが ，最終的に人体に蓄積されて残留毒性が持続するため ，日本では 1971 年から使用が禁止されている 。ジクロロジフェニルトリクロロエタン 。

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

DDT

DDT /dìːdiːtíː /名詞 U ディーディーティー 〘殺虫剤の一種 〙.