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Rotenone

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Noun

1. rotenone

a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rotenone

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noun
a white odourless crystalline substance extracted from the roots of derris: a powerful insecticide. Formula: C23H22O6; relative density: 1.27; melting pt: 163°C

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Rotenone

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noun
a white, odorless, crystalline substance, C23H22O6, obtained from the roots of certain plants, as derris and cube, and used in insecticides

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rotenone

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n.
A very toxic white crystalline compound, C23H22O6, extracted from the roots of various plants, especially those of the genera Derris, Paraderris, and Lonchocarpus in the pea family, and used as an insecticide.

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