Definition of pyrethroid in English:
pyrethroid
noun pʌɪˈriːθrɔɪdpīˈrēTHˌroid
Chemistry A pyrethrin or related insecticidal compound.
don't confuse it with pyrethroids such as permethrin
as modifier pyrethroid insecticides
Example sentencesExamples
- The other insecticides are pyrethroids and should not be incorporated.
- Many of these are again pesticides such as compounds of organophosphorous, pyrethroids or carbamate.
- We subjected these vectors to larval bioassay using two popular pyrethroids viz deltamethrin and permethrin.
- The three types of pesticide used in preparations are organophosphates, carbamate and pyrethroids.
- In general, compounds known as pyrethroids and neonicotinoids were the best performers, according to the researchers.