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permethrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
per-me-thrin
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic insecticide, C₂₁H₂₀Cl₂O₃, used to treat head lice, nits, and scabies; as an active ingredient in flea collars; and to eradicate woodworm infestations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *mey-o- Proto-Italic *mejo- Latin meō Latin perme(ō) English -thrin English permethrin From Latin perme(ō) (“to pervade”) + English -thrin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

permethrins (plural)

Derived Forms

permethrinase

Questions

What does permethrin mean?
A synthetic insecticide, C₂₁H₂₀Cl₂O₃, used to treat head lice, nits, and scabies; as an active ingredient in flea collars; and to eradicate woodworm infestations.
Where does permethrin come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *mey-o- Proto-Italic *mejo- Latin meō Latin perme(ō) English -thrin English permethrin From Latin perme(ō) (“to pervade”) + English -thrin.

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