aldrin
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See also: Aldrin
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Alder + -in. Named after German chemist Kurt Alder (1902–1958).
Noun[edit]
aldrin (usually uncountable, plural aldrins)
- An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
- Coordinate terms: dieldrin, endrin, DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane