Definitions for dieldrin

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dieldrin diel·drin

Spelling: [deel-drin]

IPA: /ˈdil drɪn/

Dieldrin is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in dieldrin (ddeiilnr).

Definitions for dieldrin

noun

1. a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , used as an insecticide: manufacture and use have been discontinued in the U.S.

Origin of dieldrin

First recorded in 1945-50; Diel(s-Al)d(e)r (reaction) + -in²