ro·te·none

(rōt′n-ōn′)

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.

[Japanese rōten, plant of the genus Derris from which rotenone was isolated + -one.]

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rotenone

(ˈrəʊtɪˌnəʊn)

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

[C20: from Japanese rōten derris + -one]

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ro•te•none

(ˈroʊt nˌoʊn)

n.

a white, crystalline compound, C₂₃H₂₂O₆, obtained from derris and cube root: used as an insecticide.

[1920–25; roten- (said to be < Japanese) + -one]

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

insect powder, insecticide - a chemical used to kill insects

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Fish & Wildlife Service has tried to eradicate the carp, resorting five times to the nuclear option of invasive aquatic species removal: sterilizing the entire lake with the chemical Rotenone. But a few carp always survive by burrowing into the mud, and then their population booms - sometimes the carp are so thick that they ripple the surface of Malheur Lake like a stiff breeze.

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