Synonyms & related words for pyrethrin

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Words related to pyrethrin

Explore words related to pyrethrin — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include pyrethroid, insecticide, pyrethrum, cinerin, insecticidally, insecticidal, dimethoate, fenthion. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does pyrethrin come from?

The word pyrethrin breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: pyrethr, from Greek pyrethron (“pellitory (a fire-hot plant)”); and -in, from Latin ine (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.