pyrethroid
noun
py·re·throid
pī-ˈrē-ˌthrȯid 
-ˈre-
-ˈre-
: any of various synthetic compounds that are related to the pyrethrins and resemble them in insecticidal properties
pyrethroid
adjective
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Children and infants are the most vulnerable group to pyrethroids.
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Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
However, mosquito sprays that many residential control companies use contain pyrethroids.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Runoff from these sprays can wash from yards into surface waters, and pets exposed to pyrethroids can experience vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Children on organic diets routeinely had pyrethroids in their systems, and the organic group actually had higher levels of several pyrethroid metabolites than the conventional one.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
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Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
However, mosquito sprays that many residential control companies use contain pyrethroids.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Runoff from these sprays can wash from yards into surface waters, and pets exposed to pyrethroids can experience vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms.
—Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2023
Children on organic diets routeinely had pyrethroids in their systems, and the organic group actually had higher levels of several pyrethroid metabolites than the conventional one.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
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pyrethroid
noun
py·re·throid
pī-ˈrē-ˌthrȯid
-ˈreth-ˌrȯid
-ˈreth-ˌrȯid
: any of various synthetic compounds that are related to the pyrethrins and resemble them in insecticidal properties
pyrethroid
adjective
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