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piperonyl butoxide

[ pi-per-uh-nl, pahy-, pip-er-uh-nil ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a light-brown liquid, C 1 9 H 3 0 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of piperonyl butoxide1

1940–45; piperon(al) + -yl; but- (from butyric ) + oxide

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