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aldrin

al·drin
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl-drin]
    • /ˈɔl drɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awl-drin]
    • /ˈɔl drɪn/

Definitions of aldrin word

  • noun aldrin a brown to white poisonous crystalline solid, more than 95 per cent of which consists of the compound C12H8Cl6, which is used as an insecticide. Melting pt: 105°C 3
  • noun aldrin 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 3
  • noun aldrin Edwin Eugene, Jr.1930- ; U.S. astronaut: 2d man on the moon: called Buzz Aldrin 3
  • noun aldrin an insecticide containing a naphthalene derivative, C12H8Cl6, especially effective against insects resistant to DDT: a suspected carcinogen banned by EPA for agricultural uses 3
  • noun aldrin Edwin Eugene, Jr ("Buzz") born 1930, U.S. astronaut. 1
  • noun aldrin An insecticide containing a naphthalene-derived compound. 1

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Origin of aldrin

First appearance:

before 1949
One of the 6% newest English words
1949; named after Kurt Alder; see -in2

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Parts of speech for Aldrin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

aldrin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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