[at-l] DEET

[rafe.bustin@verizon.net (Raphael Bustin)]

At 07:27 PM 7/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:

>Is *DEET* a brand name like *Off*?
>
>Or...is it a chemical within a brand name?
>
>I looked at Wallyworld today and didn't see anything that said *DEET*.


DEET is some sort of shorthand (??) for the chemical name of the active
ingredient, I believe... (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide.)

Insect repellents will generally say, "Contains DEET" or may list the
chemical name as the primary active ingredient.


rafe b.


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