pyrethrin

(pī ret̸hrin, -rēt̸hrin)

noun

either of two liquid esters, CHO or CHO, derived from chrysanthemums: the active ingredient of pyrethrum

Origin: < pyrethrum + -in

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noun
Either of two viscous liquid esters, C21H28O3 or C22H28O5, that are extracted from pyrethrum flowers and used as insecticides.

Origin:

Origin: pyrethr(um)

Origin: + -in

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