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rotenone definition

ro·tenone (rōt′'n ōn′)

noun

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

Etymology: Jpn roten, derris + -one

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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