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ALL meanings of aldrin

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  • 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 An insecticide containing a naphthalene-derived compound. 1
  • noun aldrin Edwin Eugene, Jr ("Buzz") born 1930, U.S. astronaut. 1
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