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DDT
DDT is used primarily as a technical term in chemistry, environmental science, and history. It carries a strong negative connotation in modern discourse, often serving as a symbol for ecological disaster and the unintended consequences of human intervention in nature.
As a chemical compound, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It does not have a plural form in standard usage, as it refers to the substance itself rather than individual units of the chemical.
Meanings
A colorless, tasteless, and odorless crystalline organochlorine insecticide used extensively in the mid-20th century to control malaria and typhus.
The government banned the use of DDT due to its persistence in the environment.