Aldrin — [ôl′drin] Edwin Eugene, Jr. 1930 ; U.S. astronaut: 2d man on the moon: called Buzz Aldrin … English World dictionary
Aldrin — Aldrin, Edwin E … Enciclopedia Universal
Aldrin — Aldrin, Edwin Buzz (1930 ) a US ↑astronaut who became the second man to step on the moon during the ↑Apollo 11 mission of 1969 … Dictionary of contemporary English
aldrin — ☆ aldrin [ôl′drin, al′drin ] n. [Ger, after Kurt Alder, 20th c. Ger chemist] an insecticide containing a naphthalene derivative, C12H8Cl6, especially effective against insects resistant to DDT: a suspected carcinogen banned by EPA for… … English World dictionary
Aldrin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Aldrin Andere Namen 1,2,3,4,10,10 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Aldrin — Chembox new Name = Aldrin ImageFile = Aldrin.png ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Aldrin IUPACName = 1,2,3,4,10,10 Hexachloro 1,4,4a,5,8,8a hexahydro 1,4:5,8 dimethanonaphthalene Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 309 00 2 SMILES =… … Wikipedia
aldrin — /awl drin/, n. Chem. a brown, water insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C12H8Cl6: used as an insecticide. [1949; named after Kurt ALDER; see IN2] * * * ▪ chemical compound one of the… … Universalium
Aldrin — /awl drin/, n. Edwin Eugene, Jr. ( Buzz ),born 1930, U.S. astronaut. * * * ▪ chemical compound one of the several isomers (compounds with the same composition but different structures) of hexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalene, a… … Universalium
Aldrin — Al|d|rin [Kunstw. zum Namen des dt. Chemikers K. Alder (1902–1958)]: ↑ Dieldrin. * * * I Aldrin [nach K. Alder] das, s, ein Insektizid aus der Gruppe der Chlorkohlenwasserstoffe, das gegen Bodenschädlinge eingesetzt wird; in Deutschland … Universal-Lexikon
Aldrin — Recorded as Aldren and Aldrin this interesting surname is of pre 7th century Olde English origin. There is some confusion about the true origin of the name, which may derive from the personal name Aldwine as in Richard Aldewyne of Wiltshire in… … Surnames reference
