dieldrin
diel·drin
noun \ˈdēl-drən\Definition of DIELDRIN
: a white crystalline persistent toxic chlorinated compound C12H8Cl6O used especially formerly as an insecticide
Origin of DIELDRIN
Diels-Alder reaction (an addition reaction forming a 6-membered ring), after Otto Diels & Kurt Alder
First Known Use: circa 1949
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