endrin

[en-drin]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of endrin¹

First recorded in 1950–55; en(do-) ( def. ) + (diel)drin ( def. )

Example Sentences

Endrin Cacaj, a 25-year-old ethnic Albanian tech worker, echoed that view over coffee in a bar near the offices of the K.L.A.

From New York Times

At least one state health department has warned that careless use of endrin is endangering human lives.

From The New Yorker

The third of the naphthalenes, endrin, is perhaps the most toxic of all the chlorinated hydrocarbons now in use.

From The New Yorker

In the decade of its use, endrin has killed enormous numbers of fish, has fatally poisoned cattle that have wandered into sprayed orchards, and has poisoned wells.

From The New Yorker

There were cockroaches in the house they moved into, and after a few days they used a spray containing endrin.

From The New Yorker