permethrinase

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noun

pyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides

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Meanings

nounpermethrinase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrypyrethroid hydrolase, an enzyme involved in degradation of pyrethroid pesticides

Origin

From permethrin + -ase.

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APA

permethrinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permethrinase

MLA

“permethrinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permethrinase. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permethrinase,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permethrinase.

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