aldrin
aldrin definition
☆ al·drin (ôl′drin, al′-)
noun
an insecticide containing a naphthalene derivative, CHCl, especially effective against insects resistant to DDT: a suspected carcinogen banned by EPA for agricultural uses
Etymology: Ger, after Kurt Alder, 20th-c. Ger chemist
Aldrin definition
Al·drin (ôl′drin)
Aldrin,
Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930-; U.S. astronaut: 2d man on the moon: called Buzz Aldrin
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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