pyrethroid

[ pahy-ree-throid, -reth-roid ]

/ paɪˈri θrɔɪd, -ˈrɛθ rɔɪd /

noun Chemistry.

any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.

Nearby words

pyrenean mountain dog, pyrenees, pyrenocarp, pyrenoid, pyrethrin, pyrethroid, pyrethrum, pyretic, pyreto-, pyretogenesis, pyretogenic

Origin of pyrethroid

First recorded in 1950–55; pyrethr(in) + -oid

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British Dictionary definitions for pyrethroid

pyrethroid

/ (paɪˈriːθrɔɪd) /

noun

any of various chemical compounds having similar insecticidal properties to pyrethrin

adjective

of or relating to such compounds

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