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Meaning of "dieldrin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIELDRIN

From Diel(s-Al)d(e)r (reaction) + -in.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIELDRIN

dieldrin  [ˈdiːldrɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIELDRIN

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Dieldrin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIELDRIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dieldrin

Dieldrin is a chlorinated hydrocarbon originally produced in 1948 by J. Hyman & Co, Denver, as an insecticide. Dieldrin is closely related to aldrin, which reacts further to form dieldrin. Aldrin is not toxic to insects; it is oxidized in the insect to form dieldrin which is the active compound. Both dieldrin and aldrin are named after the Diels-Alder reaction which is used to form aldrin from a mixture of norbornadiene and hexachlorocyclopentadiene. Originally developed in the 1940s as an alternative to DDT, dieldrin proved to be a highly effective insecticide and was very widely used during the 1950s to early 1970s. Endrin is a stereoisomer of dieldrin. However, it is an extremely persistent organic pollutant; it does not easily break down. Furthermore it tends to biomagnify as it is passed along the food chain. Long-term exposure has proven toxic to a very wide range of animals including humans, far greater than to the original insect targets. For this reason it is now banned in most of the world. It has been linked to health problems such as Parkinson's, breast cancer, and immune, reproductive, and nervous system damage.

Definition of dieldrin in the English dictionary

The definition of dieldrin in the dictionary is a crystalline insoluble substance, consisting of a chlorinated derivative of naphthalene: a contact insecticide the use of which is now restricted as it accumulates in the tissues of animals. Formula: C12H8OCl6.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIELDRIN


aldrin
ˈɔːldrɪn
bredren
ˈbrɛdrɪn
bredrin
ˈbrɛdrɪn
chlorohydrin
ˌklɔːrəʊˈhaɪdrɪn
chondrin
ˈkɒndrɪn
cyanohydrin
ˌsaɪənəʊˈhaɪdrɪn
Drin
drɪn
endrin
ˈɛndrɪn
ephedrin
ɪˈfɛdrɪn
ephedrine
ɪˈfɛdrɪn
epichlorohydrin
ˌɛpɪˌklɔːrəʊˈhaɪdrɪn
ninhydrin
nɪnˈhaɪdrɪn
Paludrine
ˈpæljʊdrɪn
salamandrine
ˌsæləˈmændrɪn
Sanhedrin
ˈsænɪdrɪn
speldrin
ˈspɛldrɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIELDRIN

dieb
dieback
diecious
dieciously
dieciousness
Diefenbaker
dieffenbachia
diegesis
diehardism
diel
dielectric
dielectric constant
dielectric heating
dielectric lens
dielectrically
Diels-Alder reaction
dielytra
Dien Bien Phu
diencephala
diencephalic

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIELDRIN

aspirin
brin
chagrin
Erin
florin
Gagarin
glycerin
grin
heparin
Kirin
mandarin
margarin
Marin
navarin
Perrin
Schwerin
serin
trin
Turin
warfarin

Synonyms and antonyms of dieldrin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dieldrin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIELDRIN

Find out the translation of dieldrin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dieldrin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dieldrin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狄氏剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dieldrin
570 millions of speakers

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dieldrin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dieldrin
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الديلدرين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диэлдрин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dieldrin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dieldrin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dieldrine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dieldrin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dieldrin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディルドリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

디엘 드린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dieldrin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dieldrin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dieldrin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डल्डरिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dieldrin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dieldrin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dieldrynę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діелдрін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dieldrin
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

διελδρίνη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

dieldrin
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dieldrin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

dieldrin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dieldrin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIELDRIN»

The term «dieldrin» is regularly used and occupies the 66.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIELDRIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dieldrin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIELDRIN»

Discover the use of dieldrin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dieldrin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, Fourth Edition
anaerobic population degraded dieldrin, via monodechlorination at the methylene bridge carbon, to give syn- and anti-monodechlorodieldrin. Three isolates, Clostridium bifermentans, Clostridium glycolium, and Clostridium sp., were capable ...
John H. Montgomery, 2007
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Drinking Water Health Advisory: Pesticides
Laboratory studies indicate that RO is a promising treatment method for dieldrin- contaminated waters. Chian et al. (1975) reported 99 + % removal efficiency for two types of membranes operating at 600 psig and a flux rate of 8 to 12 gal/ftVday .
Epa, 1989
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An evaluation of DDT and dieldrin in Lake Michigan
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION The Michigan Water Resources Commission recognized the potential contamination of Lake Michigan from a dieldrin application intended for Japanese beetle control and in 1968 initiated an investigation to ...
Lloyd A. Lueschow, Lake Michigan Interstate Pesticides Committee, 1972
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Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological ...
Dieldrin and hepatic focal lesion volume. The effect of dieldrin at three concentrations (0.1, 1.0, and 10 mg/kg) on hepatic focal lesion volume in diethylnitrosamine-induce hepatic foci in male [A) B6C3F1 mouse liver and (fl) F344 rat liver was ...
Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier, 2000
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But is it True?: A Citizen's Guide to Environmental Health ...
seven-week-old Japanese quails were given diets containing 3.1 or 50 mg/kg of dieldrin for twenty-one days, significant reduction in egg production occurred.18 The data from these experiments suggest that small doses of dieldrin have a ...
Aaron Wildavsky, 1997
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Handbook of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition
The only other known environmental problem from ODD was mortality of a common loon (Gavia immer).m 13.3.2 Aldrin/Dieldrin These two closely related OCs are very toxic and were involved in numerous incidents of wildlife mortality.
David J. Hoffman, Barnett A. Rattner, G. Allen Burton, Jr., 2002
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Groundwater Chemicals Desk Reference, 3rd Edition
A pure culture of the marine alga, namely Dunaliella sp., degraded dieldrin to photodieldrin and an unknown metabolite at yields of 8.5 and 3.2%, respectively. Photodieldrin and the diol were also identified as metabolites in field-collected ...
John H. Montgomery, 2000
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Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals
0* Chronic Health Effects The following chronic (long-term) health effects may occur at some time after exposure to dieldrin and can last for months or even years: Cancer Hazards: Dieldrin may be a carcinogen in humans since it has been ...
Jeffrey Wayne Vincoli, 1996
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New Scientist
cancellation of the pesticides' registration, it soon became apparent that the assessment of their carcinogenicity was to be a central issue. Aldrin and dieldrin ( and other organo- chlorine pesticides) were widely dispersed in the environment  ...
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Pesticides in Stream Sediment and Aquatic Biota: ...
pesticide occurrence, pesticide use, and crop acreage for Figures 3.18-3.36 are provided in the first section, Aldrin and Dieldrin. One difficulty in using residues in aquatic biota to assess the geographic distribution of contaminants is the ...
Lisa H. Nowell, Paul D. Capel, Peter D. Dileanis, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIELDRIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dieldrin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Proposed Ballard encampment site contaminated with heavy metals …
Seattle City Light found a pesticide, dieldrin, on the site, which was ... and the dieldrin level is significantly higher than the state standard for ... «Ballard News Tribune, Jul 15»
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Congressman Norcross announces nearly $1 million for Camden …
... chlorinated volatile organic compounds and dieldrin. Building 8 is also vacant, but was once used for radio manufacturing and office space. «RealEstateRama, Jun 15»
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Land filled with pesticides and asbestos earmarked for housing
The EA identified the land as a 'special site' after remains were found of zinc, ammoniacal nitrogen and dieldrin (an organochlorine pesticide ... «Get Surrey, Jun 15»
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Thinking and Tears
Dieldrin, BHB and trans-nonachlor are DDT-like chemicals. A part per billion is like finding a bad apple in 2,000,000 barrels of apples. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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DDT: The Gift That Keeps on Giving?
Velsicol continued to manufacture DDT, dieldrin, and other nasty pesticides now banned until they closed and were later taken over by the EPA ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Water Pollution in Yucatan Cause of Breast and Cervical Cancer
These substances belong to the group of pesticides DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, endosulfan, heptachlor, lindane, among others, and its metabolites, ... «The Yucatan Times, May 15»
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Target-site resistance mutations (kdr and RDL), but not metabolic …
Another study, using An. gambiae laboratory strains, demonstrated fewer copulations in dieldrin-resistant males when compared with their ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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An Earth Day Question: Why Can't We Eat Hudson River Fish?
Other contaminants such as cadmium, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, dioxin and mirex are also concerns in fish from some of the State's ... «NyackNewsAndViews, Apr 15»
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'Great DDT muster' underway
Persistent organic pollutants, or POPs, including DDT and Dieldrin, were commonly used in insecticides and sheep dip products between the ... «Radio New Zealand, Apr 15»
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Setting the scene for ex-COPs
For example, the regular human milk surveys indicate success in eliminating certain POPs pesticides, such as aldrin, dieldrin, mirex, toxaphene, but also show ... «Chemical Watch, Apr 15»

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