loading...| Preferred Name |
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
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| Synonyms |
DDT |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/2253-8232 |
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| altLabel |
DDT |
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| cui |
C0011041 |
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| definition |
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. |
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| DID |
2253-8232 |
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| Inverse of RB | ||
| notation |
2253-8232 |
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| prefLabel |
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane |
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| tui |
T109 T131 |
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| subClassOf |