"rotenone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rotenones [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese ローテン (rōten) + -one (“ketone”), from Hokkien 蘆藤/芦藤 (lôo-tîn, “Derris elliptica”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ローテン|-one|lang1=ja|t2=ketone|tr1=rōten}} Japanese ローテン (rōten) + -one (“ketone”), {{der|en|nan-hbl|蘆藤||Derris elliptica|tr=lôo-tîn}} Hokkien 蘆藤/芦藤 (lôo-tîn, “Derris elliptica”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rotenone (countable and uncountable, plural rotenones)
  1. (chemistry) A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide. Wikipedia link: rotenone Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: nicouline [dated] Derived forms: rotenolone, rotenonic acid

Inflected forms

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