dieldrin

dieldrin
n.
an insecticide that attacks the central nervous system of insects and has proved useful in the control of various beetles, flies, and larvae that attack crops. Because of its persistence in and contamination of the environment, its use in the UK is now severely restricted.

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  • Dieldrin — IUPAC name (1aR,2R,2aS,3S,6R,6aR,7S,7aS) 3,4,5,6,9,9 hexachloro 1a,2,2a,3,6,6a,7,7a octa …   Wikipedia

  • dieldrin — dièldrīn m <G dieldrína> DEFINICIJA kem. poliklorirani spoj C12H8Cl6O, insekticid …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • dieldrin — ☆ dieldrin [dēl′drin ] n. [Diel(s Al)d(e)r (reaction) + IN1] a highly toxic, long lasting insecticide, C12H8OCl6, restricted by law to nonagricultural use …   English World dictionary

  • Dieldrin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Dieldrin Andere Namen 1,2,3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dieldrin — A chlorinated hydrocarbon used as an insecticide; may cause toxic effects in persons and animals exposed to its action through skin contact, inhalation, or food contamination. * * * diel·drin …   Medical dictionary

  • Dieldrin — Di|el|d|rin [Kunstw. zum Namen des dt. Chemikers O. P. H. Diels (1876–1954)], das; s: ein pentacycl., hexachloriertes Epoxid, das wie das stereoisomere Endrin als Insektizid sehr wirksam, aber in den meisten Ländern ebenso wie das sehr ähnliche… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • dieldrin — noun Etymology: Diels Alder reaction (an addition reaction forming a 6 membered ring), after Otto Diels & Kurt Alder Date: circa 1949 a white crystalline persistent toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon C12H8Cl6O used especially formerly as an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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] * * *       chlorine… …   Universalium

  • dieldrin — noun A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant …   Wiktionary

  • Dieldrin — Diel|drin* das; s <nach dem Chemiker O. Diels (1876 1954) u. zu ↑...in> ein chloriertes Naphthalinderivat, das als Insektenbekämpfungsmittel gegen Bodenschädlinge (Malariamücken, Heuschrecken, Termiten u. a.) eingesetzt wird …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • dieldrin — A chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide …   Combined glossary of agriculture

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