Aldrin

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound. uncountable, usually
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "The astronaut Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the Moon."

Example

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"In 1969, the United States won when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle on the Moon's surface."

Etymology

From Alder + -in. Named after German chemist Kurt Alder (1902–1958).

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Aldrin cycler

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