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

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

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

After it is applied, aldrin gradually breaks down into dieldrin, a durable chlorinated hydrocarbon; the pesticide is long-lasting and requires only one application per year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rats exposed to aldrin had fewer pregnancies and their young were sickly and short-lived.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson