DDT

Definition

Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, compound originally developed as an insecticide.

Example Sentences

• "After working briefly for a federal entomologist to control the spruce budworm — and spraying DDT from the air — he returned to the Adirondacks in 1946 to be district ranger at Cranberry Lake for 11 years."
• "The use of DDT for disinfectation of louse-infested communities is a primary control measure in epidemic situations."