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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (medicine) and indention (iou)


dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (medicine)


dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane


1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane;an insecticide that came into prominence during and after World War II. For a time it proved very effective, but insect populations rapidly developed tolerance for it, hence much of its original effectiveness has been lost; General usage is now widely discouraged because of the toxicity that results from the environmental persistence of this agent.

Synonym: chlorophenothane, dicophane.

Acronym: DDT


indention (iou)



indention noun. M18.
[Irreg. from INDENT verb1, verb2 + -ION.]
I. from INDENT verb1.
= INDENTATION 1, 2. M18.
The indenting of a line etc. in printing or Writing; the leaving of a blank space at the beginning of a line at the commencement of a new paragraph. E19.
hanging indention: see HANGING adjective.
II. from INDENT verb2.
= INDENTATION 4. rare. M19.