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单词 aldrin
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Definition of aldrin in English:

aldrin

noun ˈɔːldrɪnˈôldrin
mass noun
  • A toxic synthetic insecticide, now generally banned.

    A chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon; chemical formula: C₁₂H₈Cl₆

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aldicarb, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, lindane, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene are present in all our country's ecosystems, animals, and humans.
    • As the Minister in the previous debate mentioned, the 10 chemicals are: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
    • Many pesticides which were once very familiar contaminants - DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, and toxaphene - have been banned in the US, Canada, and the UK.
    • Pesticides like DDT, aldrin, toxaphene and others are part of a family of chemicals known as Persistent Organic Pollutants.
    • Organochlorine insecticides include chemicals such as DDT, methoxychlor, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin, endrin, dieldrin, and lindane.

Origin

1940s: from the name of K. Alder (see Diels–Alder reaction) + -in1.

 
 

Definition of aldrin in US English:

aldrin

nounˈôldrin
  • A toxic synthetic insecticide, now generally banned.

    A chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon; chemical formula: C₁₂H₈Cl₆

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pesticides like DDT, aldrin, toxaphene and others are part of a family of chemicals known as Persistent Organic Pollutants.
    • Aldicarb, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, lindane, mirex, PCBs, and toxaphene are present in all our country's ecosystems, animals, and humans.
    • Many pesticides which were once very familiar contaminants - DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, and toxaphene - have been banned in the US, Canada, and the UK.
    • As the Minister in the previous debate mentioned, the 10 chemicals are: aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, mirex, toxaphene, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
    • Organochlorine insecticides include chemicals such as DDT, methoxychlor, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene, aldrin, endrin, dieldrin, and lindane.

Origin

1940s: from the name of K. Alder (see Diels–Alder reaction) + -in.

 
 
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