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; -in ²

Example Sentences

Until someone produces a lander, all the astronauts can do is go round and round the moon and admire its “magnificent desolation,” as Buzz Aldrin put it.

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It’s a test version, a near-duplicate of the Eagle that put Armstrong and Aldrin on the moon and launched them back into lunar orbit.

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But after they touch down on the moon, they won’t be able to climb down a ladder to the surface the way Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did on Apollo 11.

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Buzz Aldrin was present as Obama spoke these words.

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Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins were set to become the first human beings to land on the moon.

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