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pyrethroid

pyrethroid noun: any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.

Noun

pyrethroid (plural pyrethroids)

  1. Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.

Forms of pyrethroid

pluralpyrethroids

Origin of pyrethroid

From pyrethrin + -oid.

Questions about pyrethroid

What does pyrethroid mean?
Pyrethroid means any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin.
What part of speech is pyrethroid?
Pyrethroid is a noun.
What is the plural of pyrethroid?
The plural of pyrethroid is pyrethroids.

Words near pyrethroid in the dictionary

  1. pyrethric
  2. pyrethrin
  3. pyrethrine
  4. pyrethrines
  5. pyrethrins
  6. pyrethroid
  7. pyrethroids
  8. pyrethrozine
  9. pyrethrum
  10. pyrethrums
  11. pyretic

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