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endrin

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[en-drin] / ˈɛn drɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

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

Etymology

Origin of endrin

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

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