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      dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
      noun
      an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans
      Roots
      disdi- · Greek · twochloroschloro- · Greek · pale greendisdi- · Greek · twophaineinphen- · Greek · to shine, from benzenehyle-yl · Greek · matter, radicaltreistri- · Greek · threechloroschloro- · Greek · pale greenaithereth- · Greek · ether, from ethylane-ane · Greek · saturated hydrocarbon
      Words related to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
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      The word dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane breaks down into 9 roots of Greek origin: di-, from Greek dis (“two”); chloro, from Greek chloros (“pale green”); di-, from Greek dis (“two”); phen, from Greek phainein (“to shine, from benzene”); -yl, from Greek hyle (“matter, radical”); tri-, from Greek treis (“three”); chloro, from Greek chloros (“pale green”); eth, from Greek aither (“ether, from ethyl”); and -ane, from Greek ane (“saturated hydrocarbon”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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