ALDRIN

Meaning of ALDRIN in English

[ 'ɔ:ldrɪn ]

■ noun a compound of the chlorinated hydrocarbon type, formerly used as an insecticide.

Origin

1940s: from the name of the German chemist Kurt Alder + -in 1 .

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ALDRIN — biographical name Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930- American astronaut
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ALDRIN — ˈȯldrə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Kurt Alder died 1958 German chemist + English -in : a white crystalline insecticide …
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ALDRIN — /awl"drin/ , n. Edwin Eugene, Jr . ( "Buzz" ),born 1930, U.S. astronaut.
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ALDRIN — /awl"drin/ , n. Chem. a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C …
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ALDRIN — n. toxic substance used in insecticides
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ALDRIN — biographical name Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930- American astronaut
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ALDRIN — noun Etymology: Kurt Alder died 1958 German chemist + English -in (I) Date: 1949 : a very poisonous formerly used …
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ALDRIN — [al.drin] n [Kurt Alder d. 1958 G chemist + E [1]-in] (1949): an exceedingly poisonous cyclodiene insecticide
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ALDRIN — one of the several isomers (compounds with the same composition but different structures) of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene, a chlorinated hydrocarbon used as …
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ALDRIN — Aldrin, a~ BrE AmE ˈɔːldr ɪn ˈɒldr-, § - ə n ˈɑːldr-
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ALDRIN — Aldrin, Edwin ‘Buzz’ BrE AmE (1930– ) a US ↑ astronaut who became the second man to step on the …
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ALDRIN — n. a white crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. [K. Alder, Ger. chemist d. 1958 + -IN]
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ALDRIN — n. a white crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. [ K. Alder, Ger. chemist d. 1958 + -IN ]
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ALDRIN — n. a white crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide. Etymology: K. Alder, Ger. chemist d. 1958 + -IN
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ALDRIN — (1930–) the second US astronaut to walk on the moon (15 minutes after Neil Armstrong ), in 1969. Six years …
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ALDRIN — альдрин
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ALDRIN — альдрин
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ALDRIN — альдрин
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ALDRIN — альдрин
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ALDRIN — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ l-dr ə n, ' al- Function: noun Etymology: Kurt Alder † 1958 German chemist + …
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ALDRIN — n. Pronunciation: ' o ̇ l-dr ə n Function: biographical name Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930- American astronaut
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ALDRIN, EDWIN EUGENE, JR. — known as Buzz Aldrin born Jan. 20, 1930, Montclair, N.J., U.S. U.S. astronaut. He graduated from West Point and flew …
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ALDRIN, EDWIN EUGENE, JR. — born Jan. 20, 1930, Montclair, N.J., U.S. byname Buzz Aldrin astronaut who set a record for extravehicular activity and was …
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ALDRIN, EDWIN 'BUZZ' — Aldrin, Edwin ‘Buzz’ BrE AmE (1930– ) a US ↑ astronaut who became the second man to step on the …
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ALDRIN, EDWIN EUGENE, JR. — known as Buzz Aldrin born Jan. 20, 1930, Montclair, N.J., U.S. U.S. astronaut. He graduated from West Point and flew …
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ISODRIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_drə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: is- + -drin (from aldrin ) : a crystalline insecticide C 12 H 8 …
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DIELDRIN — [ 'di:ldrɪn ] ■ noun an insecticide made by the oxidation of aldrin, now largely banned. Origin 1940s: from the …
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SPACE EXPLORATION — the investigation, by means of both manned and unmanned spacecraft, of the reaches of the universe beyond the atmosphere of …
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INSECTICIDE — any toxic substance that is used to kill insects. Such substances are used primarily to control pests that infest cultivated …
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COLLINS, MICHAEL — born Oct. 16, 1890, Clonakilty, County Cork, Ire. died Aug. 22, 1922, Beal-na-Blath, Cork hero of the Irish struggle for …
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ARMSTRONG, NEIL (ALDEN) — born Aug. 5, 1930, Wapakoneta, Ohio, U.S. Perhaps the most famous of all space films, this shows the landing of …
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