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• aldrin
  aldrin

  noun

  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.
• Aldrin
  Aldrin

  noun

  Edwin Eugene, Jr. Buzz, born 1930, U.S. astronaut.

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

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Example Sentences

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aldrin Aldrin

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

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

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

DDT's success prompted the introduction after World War II of a host of similar chlorine derivatives, including chlordane, heptachlor, aldrin, dieldrin, toxaphene and endrin.

From Time Magazine Archive

When carrots are taken from a bed treated with aldrin they are found to contain residues of dieldrin.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

In the series, Cohen played a white man obsessed with hip-hop and reggae who would interview public figures including Donald Trump and Buzz Aldrin -- and they weren't in on the joke.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Everyone knows Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Buzz Aldrin, famed astronaut from the Apollo 11 mission, said in a 1969 interview published on Friday that he saw several inexplicable phenomena on his trip to the Moon.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Buzz Aldrin was present as Obama spoke these words.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

When Astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, I was excited to see so many people become intrigued by some of the same things I have been interested in for so long.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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