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allethrin definition

☆ al·le·thrin (al′ə t̸hrin′)

noun

a thick, pale-yellow, synthetic liquid insecticide, CHO, similar in structure to pyrethrin

Etymology: < all(ene) (< allylene < allyl + -ene) + (pyr)ethr(um) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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