PERMETHRIN


Meaning of PERMETHRIN in English

[ pə'mi:θrɪn ]

■ noun a synthetic insecticide of the pyrethroid class, used chiefly against disease-carrying insects.

Origin

1970s: from sense 2 of per- + (res)methrin , denoting a synthetic pyrethroid.

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