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DDT
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
DDT
(noun)
DDT
/ˌdiːˌdiː
ˈ
tiː/
noun
DDT
/ˌdiːˌdiː
ˈ
tiː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of DDT
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noncount
]
:
a poisonous chemical that was used especially in the past to protect plants from insects and that is now banned in the U.S.
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