Medical Term:
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Pronunciation: dī - klōr′ō - di - fen′il - trī′klōr - ō - eth′ān
Definition: An insecticide that came into prominence during and after World War II. For a time it proved effective, but insect populations rapidly developed tolerance for it, hence much of its original effectiveness has been lost; general usage is now widely discouraged because of the toxicity that results from the environmental persistence of this agent.
Synonym(s): dicophane
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