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dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

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dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane

Full name of the insecticide DDT.



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DDT, or Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, was first discovered in 1874 by German chemist Othmar Zeidler.
The silent pandemic: while exotic diseases like bird flu and SARS get ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
So last December, at a convention of regional health ministers held in Kampala, Jim Muhwezi, an army officer and member of parliament who today serves as Uganda's minister of health, announced the launch of a new campaign against the epidemic, using Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT.
Better living through chemistry: DDT could save millions of Africans ... by Gourevitch, Alexander / Washington Monthly
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