DDE


Meaning of DDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-(ˌ)dē-ˈē ]

noun

Etymology: d ichlor- + d iphenyl + e thylene

Date: 1949

: a persistent organochlorine C 15 H 8 Cl 4 that is produced by the metabolic breakdown of DDT

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