ENDRIN

Meaning of ENDRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-drən ]

noun

Etymology: end- + dield rin

Date: 1952

: a toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 O that is a stereoisomer of dieldrin used especially formerly as an insecticide

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