pyrethroid

py·re·throid

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-ree-throid, -reth-roid]
- /paɪˈri θrɔɪd, -ˈrɛθ rɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy-ree-throid, -reth-roid]
- /paɪˈri θrɔɪd, -ˈrɛθ rɔɪd/

Definitions of pyrethroid word

noun pyrethroid any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins. 1
noun pyrethroid any of various chemical compounds having similar insecticidal properties to pyrethrin 0
adjective pyrethroid of or relating to such compounds 0

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Origin of pyrethroid

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Pyrethroid

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pyrethroid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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