endrin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of endrin
First recorded in 1950–55; en(do-) ( def. ) + (diel)drin ( def. )
Example Sentences
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At least one state health department has warned that careless use of endrin is endangering human lives.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
There were cockroaches in the house they moved into, and after a few days they used a spray containing endrin.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 3, 2017
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 ● Jan. 3, 2017
At the center of the controversy was the pesticide endrin and just how much of it had been ingested by the state's geese and ducks.
From Time Magazine Archive
This, in fact, is what is required for some chemicals such as heptachlor, endrin, and dieldrin on certain crops.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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