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-thrin

-thrin suffix: used to form names of pyrethroid insecticides.

Suffix

-thrin

  1. Used to form names of pyrethroid insecticides.

Origin of -thrin

From pyrethrin.

Words formed from -thrin

Questions about -thrin

What does -thrin mean?
-thrin means used to form names of pyrethroid insecticides.
What part of speech is -thrin?
-thrin is a suffix.

Words near -thrin in the dictionary

  1. -thetic
  2. -thiazide
  3. -thion
  4. -thiouracil
  5. -thon
  6. -thrin
  7. -thymia
  8. -tiazem
  9. -tic
  10. -tide
  11. -tidine

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