DDT

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

DDT (usually uncountable, plural DDTs)

  1. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“compound originally developed as an insecticide”)

Etymology 2

Various theories; see DDT (professional wrestling).

Noun

DDT (plural DDTs)

  1. (professional wrestling) a move where a wrestler puts another wrestler into a standing front face lock and then falls backwards, driving the recipient's head into the floor.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.de.te/
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Noun

DDT m (uncountable)

  1. Abbreviation of dichlorodiphényltrichloroéthane.

Spanish

Noun

DDT m (uncountable)

  1. DDT (chemical compound)

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