The commonly used name of the insecticide DDT is:

dichlorodiphenyl toluene

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dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

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dibromodiphenyltrichloroethane

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dichlorodiphenylthiosemicarbazide

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The correct option is A dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
$D D T$ is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane.

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