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phenothrin

phenothrin noun: a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks.

Noun

phenothrin (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks.
    Synonyms:
    sumithrin

Synonyms of phenothrin

Questions about phenothrin

What does phenothrin mean?
Phenothrin means a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks.
What part of speech is phenothrin?
Phenothrin is a noun.

Words near phenothrin in the dictionary

  1. phenothiazine
  2. phenothiazines
  3. phenothiazinium
  4. phenothiaziniums
  5. phenothiourea
  6. phenothrin
  7. phenotype
  8. phenotyped
  9. phenotypes
  10. phenotypic
  11. phenotypic lag

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