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Definition of Pyrethrins
1. pyrethrin [n] - See also: pyrethrin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrethrins
Literary usage of Pyrethrins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"Pyrethrum and pyrethrins. pyrethrins are components of pyrethrum—a dust or extract
... pyrethrins with PBO are registered for use on pets and livestock to ..."
2. Recognition & Management of Pesticide Poisoning by Donald P. Morgan (1989)
"Both crude pyrethrum extract and purified pyrethrins are contained in various
commercial ... The synergists retard enzymatic degradation of pyrethrins. ..."
3. Organic Lies: Misconceptions of the United States Organic Act in America and by Mary Choate (2007)
"pyrethrins work as neurotoxins in insects, causing the insect to become ...
131 * Rotenone-pyrethrins Mix. Mixing the two chemicals has the expected result: ..."
4. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, Marguerite Knox, John D Baldeschwieler (1997)
"Including d-phenothrin, d-trans-allethrin, resmethrin, or pyrethrins with synergists.
b Including d-phenothrin, d-trans-allethrin, resmethrin, or pyrethrins ..."
5. Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce Pesticide Dependence by Raoul A. Robinson (1996)
"This plant is cultivated in a number of countries and the extracted pyrethrins
are used mainly in household aerosols. This insecticide is completely ..."
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