dieldrin
Meaning of dieldrin
noun
a toxic insecticide produced by the oxidation of aldrin, now largely banned because of its persistence in the environment.
1940s: blend of the name Diels (see Diels–Alder reaction) + aldrin.
Information about dieldrin
- It is a name.
- The plural form of dieldrin is: dieldrins.
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Hyphenation of dieldrin
dield-rin
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- dieldrin is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Words that rhyme with dieldrin
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