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rotenone
[ roht-n-ohn ]
noun
, Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 2 3 H 2 2 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
rotenone
/ ˈrəʊtɪˌnəʊn /
noun
- a white odourless crystalline substance extracted from the roots of derris: a powerful insecticide. Formula: C 23 H 22 O 6 ; relative density: 1.27; melting pt: 163°C
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rotenone1
C20: from Japanese rōten derris + -one
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Example Sentences
The rotenone was mixed with water and applied by hand, or into the backwash of an outboard motor.
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Softshells have pharyngeal respiration and probably are incapacitated by rotenone.
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Rotenone was used in a few small pools in efforts to capture complete populations.
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Rotenone acts more slowly than cyanide, allowing more of the distressed fish to rise to the surface.
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Tables 12-16 list all fish obtained at the upper Neosho station by means of the shocker, seines, and rotenone.
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