aldrin

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(ôl'drĭn) pronunciation
n.
An insecticide containing a naphthalene-derived compound, C12H8Cl6.

[After Kurt ALDER.]



1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene; an organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide, but now banned in certain countries on account of its toxicity.





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