Synonyms & related words for pyrethroid

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Words related to pyrethroid

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

Where does pyrethroid come from?

The word pyrethroid breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: pyrethr, from Greek pyrethron (“feverfew, pellitory (from pyr 'fire')”); and -oid, from Greek eidos (“form, resembling”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.