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Pyrethroid vs Phenothrin - What's the difference?

pyrethroid | phenothrin |

As nouns the difference between pyrethroid and phenothrin

is that pyrethroid is (organic chemistry) any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin while phenothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks.

pyrethroid

English

Noun

(wikipedia pyrethroid) (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin

    • phenothrin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia phenothrin)
  • A synthetic pyrethroid that kills adult fleas and ticks.

    • Synonyms

    * sumithrin