different between aldrin vs dieldrin

English

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

aldrin (usually uncountable, plural aldrins)

An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound.
Coordinate terms: dieldrin, endrin, DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane

dieldrin (countable and uncountable, plural dieldrins)

(organic chemistry) A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant.
Coordinate terms: aldrin, endrin

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