pyrethrolone

noun

py·​re·​thro·​lone

-thrəˌlōn

plural -s

: a viscous oily keto alcohol C₁₁H₁₄O₂ closely related to cinerolone and obtained by hydrolysis of the pyrethrins

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyrethrin + -ol + -one

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