aldrin

¹ American  

[awl-drin] / ˈɔl drɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.

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Aldrin ² American  

[awl-drin] / ˈɔl drɪn /

noun

1. Edwin Eugene, Jr. Buzz, born 1930, U.S. astronaut.

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aldrin ¹ British  

/ ˈɔːldrɪn /

noun

1. a brown to white poisonous crystalline solid, more than 95 per cent of which consists of the compound C 12 H 8 Cl 6 , which is used as an insecticide. Melting pt: 105°C

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Aldrin ² British  

/ ˈɔːldrɪn /

noun

1. Edwin Eugene Jr. , known as Buzz. born 1930, US astronaut; the second man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 flight

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aldrin Scientific  

/ ôl′drĭn /

1. A highly poisonous white powder used as a crop pesticide and to kill termites. Because of its toxicity to animals and humans, its production has been discontinued. Aldrin is a chlorinated derivative of naphthalene closely related to dieldrin. Chemical formula: C ₁₂ H ₈ Cl ₆ .

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Etymology

Origin of aldrin

1949; named after Kurt Alder; see -in ²

Example Sentences

Beyond that, aldrin, like most of this group of insecticides, projects a menacing shadow into the future—the shadow of sterility.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

When carrots are taken from a bed treated with aldrin, they are found to contain residues of dieldrin—a change that occurs both in the living tissues and in the soil.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

If a chemist, knowing that aldrin has been applied, tests for it, he will be deceived into thinking all residues have been dissipated.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 3, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency forbade the use of the pesticides aldrin and dieldrin on corn and citrus crops.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the meantime, the chemical had been changed to the even more toxic aldrin, 100 to 300 times as toxic as DDT in tests on quail.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson