rotenone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.

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rotenone rotenones

From Japanese ローテン (rōten) + -one (“ketone”), from Hokkien 蘆藤 /芦藤 (lôo-tîn, “Derris elliptica”).

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rotenoid rotenolone rotenonic acid

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