pyriproxyfen

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noun

A pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.

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Meanings

nounpyriproxyfen (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA pyridine-based pesticide effective against a variety of arthropods.

    He and his team set up “dissemination stations,” consisting of dark, damp cloths dusted with pyriproxyfen, in the nooks and crannies of aboveground tombs in a cemetery.

    2009 June 23, Henry Fountain, “Getting Mosquitoes to Spread Poison to Their Own Larvae”, in New York Times
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pyriproxyfen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyriproxyfen

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Chicago

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