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aldrin
aldrin (ôlˈdrĭn): see insecticides.
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Aldrin
[′al·drən] (organic chemistry)
C12H8Cl6 Trade name for a water-insoluble, white, crystalline compound, consisting mainly of chlorinated dimethanonaphthalene; used as a pesticide.
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Aldrin
Edwin Eugene Jr., known as Buzz. born 1930, US astronaut; the second man to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 flight
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