Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyriproxyfen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pyriprox-yfen
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He and his team set up “dissemination stations,” consisting of dark, damp cloths dusted with pyriproxyfen, in the nooks and crannies of aboveground tombs in a cemetery."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pyriproxyfen mean?: A pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.

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