aldrin

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noun

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

“The astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the Moon.”

Similar
hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene
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Meanings

aldrin1

nounaldrin (usually uncountable, plural aldrins)

plural aldrins

  1. uncountableusuallyAn insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

    Synonyms: hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

Aldrin2

proper nounAldrin (plural Aldrins)

plural Aldrins

  1. A surname.

    The astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the Moon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.

Similar
hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene
Also see
hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene

Origin

From Alder + -in. Named after German chemist Kurt Alder (1902–1958).

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Translations

Esperanto aldrino
  • aldrinoinsecticide
Finnish aldriini
  • aldriiniinsecticide
German Aldrin
  • Aldrininsecticide
Polish aldryna
  • aldrynainsecticide
Portuguese aldrina
  • aldrinainsecticide

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Landri
Cite this entry
APA

aldrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldrin

MLA

“aldrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aldrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aldrin.

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