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Pesticide banned in 1972
Answer for the clue "Pesticide banned in 1972 ", 3 letters:
ddt
Alternative clues for the word ddt
- "Silent Spring" pesticide
- Anathema to R. Carson
- Proscribed pesticide
- Banned in the United States since 1972
- Anti-malarial pesticide
- Substance whose primary use earned its discoverer the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology - but is now banned
- Illegal plant spray: Abbr
- Insecticide whose 1972 ban led to the comeback of the bald eagle
- Early insecticide
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
DDT ( dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane ) is a colorless, crystalline , tasteless and almost odorless organochlorine known for its insecticidal properties and environmental impacts. DDT has been formulated in multiple forms, including solutions in xylene ...
Usage examples of ddt.
Victoria had gone with her instincts where Deirdre and Neil Hersey were concerned , and things could ddt have worked out better.
She was sure she was crying, because she d never been so frightened in her life, but she could ddt distinguish tears from raindrops.