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pyriproxyfen

pyriproxyfen noun: a pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.

Noun

pyriproxyfen (uncountable)

  1. A pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.
    • He and his team set up “dissemination stations,” consisting of dark, damp cloths dusted with pyriproxyfen, in the nooks and crannies of aboveground tombs in a cemetery.2009 June 23, Henry Fountain, “Getting Mosquitoes to Spread Poison to Their Own Larvae”, in New York Times

Questions about pyriproxyfen

What does pyriproxyfen mean?
Pyriproxyfen means a pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.
What part of speech is pyriproxyfen?
Pyriproxyfen is a noun.

Words near pyriproxyfen in the dictionary

  1. pyrindene
  2. pyrindenes
  3. pyrinoline
  4. pyrinuron
  5. Pyriphlegethon
  6. pyriproxyfen
  7. pyritaceous
  8. pyrite
  9. pyrites
  10. pyrithiamine
  11. pyrithione

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