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permethrinase

permethrinase noun: pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides.

Noun

permethrinase (uncountable)

  1. pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides

Origin of permethrinase

From permethrin + -ase.

Questions about permethrinase

What does permethrinase mean?
Permethrinase means pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides.
What part of speech is permethrinase?
Permethrinase is a noun.

Words near permethrinase in the dictionary

  1. Permenter
  2. Permenters
  3. permer
  4. permers
  5. permethrin
  6. permethrinase
  7. permethrins
  8. permethyl
  9. permethylated
  10. permethylation
  11. permethylations

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