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Pyrethroid Pesticide
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al⋅le⋅thrin

  [al-uh-thrin]
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–noun Chemistry.
a clear, amber, viscous liquid, C19H26O3, used as an insecticide.
Origin:
1945–50; all(yl) + (pyr)ethrin, equiv. to Pyrethr(um) name of a genus of composite plants + -in 2
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Pyrethroid Pesticide
d-allethrin esbiothrin bioallethrin s-biothrin prallethrin tetramethrin
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al·le·thrin   (āl'ə-thrĭn')   
n.  A synthetic clear or amber-colored viscous insecticide, C19H26O3, similar to pyrethrin.

[all(yl) + (pyr)ethrin.]
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Main Entry: al·le·thrin
Pronunciation: 'al-&-thr&n
Function: noun
: a light yellow viscous oily synthetic insecticideC19H26O3 used especially in household aerosols
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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