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aldrin in American English
an insecticide containing a naphthalene derivative, C12H8Cl6, especially effective against insects resistant to DDT: a suspected carcinogen banned by EPA for agricultural uses
noun: a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C12H8Cl6: used as an insecticide
noun: Edwin Eugene, Jr (“Buzz”), born 1930, U.S. astronaut

aldrin in British English
noun: 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
noun: Edwin Eugene Jr, known as Buzz. born 1930, US astronaut; the second person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 flight

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