an insecticide containing a naphthalene derivative, CHCl, especially effective against insects resistant to DDT: a suspected carcinogen banned by EPA for agricultural uses
Origin:
Ger, after Kurt Alder, 20th-c. Ger chemist
Aldrin,
Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930-; U.S. astronaut: 2d man on the moon: called Buzz Aldrin
See aldrin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
An insecticide containing a naphthalene-derived compound, C12H8Cl6.
Origin:
Origin: After Kurt Alder
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American astronaut who as a crew member of Apollo 11 became the second person to walk on the moon (July 20, 1969).