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deet
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deet

noun, often all capitalized \ˈdēt\

Definition of DEET

: a colorless oily liquid insect and tick repellent C12H17NO

Origin of DEET

probably from d. e. t., from di- + ethyl + toluamide (C8H9NO)
First Known Use: 1962

Rhymes with DEET

beat, beet, bleat, cheat, cleat, Crete, eat, feat, fleet, Geat, gleet, greet, heat, lied, meat, meet, mete, neat, peat, pleat, seat, sheet, skeet, sleet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, weet, wheat

deet

noun , often all capitalized \ˈdēt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DEET

: a colorless oily liquid insect and tick repellent C12H17NO

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