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Definition of Permethrin
1. Noun. A synthetic insecticide, C21H20Cl2O3, used to treat head lice, nits, scabies, and in flea collars. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Permethrin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Permethrin
Literary usage of Permethrin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Final Report edited by Joyce C Laslof, Marguerite Knox, John D Baldeschwieler (1997)
"DOD shipped the pyrethroid insecticide permethrin to the Gulf for use as an ...
permethrin is used widely in the United States as the active ingredient in ..."
2. Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations: 1994 National Proceedings by Thomas D. Landis (1996)
"permethrin (Pounce) was chosen for further evaluation because of its ...
permethrin Nursery Spray Protects Pine Seedlings Against Regeneration Weevils. ..."
3. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"Additionally, DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) and permethrin were used by the
troops to prevent insect bites. There is some information about the possible ..."
4. Health Information for International Travel edited by Rosamond R. Dewart (1999)
"permethrin-based repellents applied as directed (see below) will enhance ...
permethrin is highly effective as an insecticide/acaricide and as a repellent. ..."
5. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"When exposure to ticks or mites are a possibility, pants should be tucked into
socks and boots should be worn; sandals should be avoided. permethrin-based ..."
6. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"permethrin-based repellents applied as directed (see below) will enhance ...
permethrin is highly effective as an insecticide/ acaricide and as a repellent. ..."