PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE


Meaning of PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE in English

/pi per"euh nl, puy-, pip"euhr euh nil/ , Chem.

a light-brown liquid, C 19 H 30 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.

[ 1940-45; PIPERON(AL) + -YL; but- (from BUTYRIC) + OXIDE ]

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