dieldrin

(dēl′drin)

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noun

a highly toxic, long-lasting insecticide, CHOCl, restricted by law to nonagricultural use

Origin: Diel(s-Al)d(e)r (reaction) + -in

See dieldrin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A chlorinated hydrocarbon, C₁₂H₈Cl₆O, used as an insecticide and in mothproofing.

Origin:

Origin: From Diel(s-Al)d(e)r (reaction)

Origin: , after Otto Paul Hermann Diels

Origin: and Kurt Alder

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