The Clue
Chloral derivative, for short (3 letter answer)
The Answer
DDT
Tags
Notes
The answer DDT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
Related Clues
Insecticide
Banned insecticide
Banned pesticide
Banned poison
Banned spray
Bug killer
C14H9Cl5, familiarly
Chem. insecticide
Insecticide, for short
Mantis killer
Pest killer
Plant spray
Potent pesticide
Proscribed pesticide
Toxic pesticide
Banned bug bane
Banned bug spray
Banned insecticide, for short
Bug killer, briefly
Danger in the water supply
E.P.A.-banned substance
Old agricultural letters
Rachel Carson target
"Silent Spring" subj.
"Silent Spring" subject
"Silent Spring" topic
Subject of a 1973 ban
Chemical restricted by the Stockholm Convention
It was banned in 1973
Target of a 1972 ban in the U.S.
Subj. of the 1948 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine
One target of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"
Definition
DDT as a noun:
1. (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT) = an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972