dieldrin

dieldrin
/deel"drin/, n. Chem.
a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C12H8OCl6, used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.
[1945-50; DIEL(S-AL)D(E)R (REACTION) + -IN2]

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      chlorine-containing organic compound used as an insecticide; see aldrin.

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