ROTENONE

Meaning of ROTENONE in English

[ 'rəʊtənəʊn ]

■ noun Chemistry a toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.

Origin

1920s: from Japanese rotenon (from roten 'derris') + -one .

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ROTENONE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Japanese roten derris plant Date: 1924 a crystalline insecticide C 23 H 22 O …
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ROTENONE — ˈrōt ə nˌōn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary roten- (from Japanese roten derris plant) + -one : …
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ROTENONE — /roht"n ohn'/ , n. Chem., Pharm. a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , …
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ROTENONE — n. heterocyclic chemical compound obtained from the root of the derris plant (used as an insecticide and to treat lice …
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ROTENONE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Japanese roten derris plant Date: 1924 : a crystalline insecticide C 23 H 22 …
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ROTENONE — [ro.te.none] n [ISV, fr. Jp roten derris plant] (1924): a crystalline insecticide that is obtained from the roots of several …
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ROTENONE — rotenone BrE AmE ˈrəʊt ə nəʊn -ɪ-, - ə n əʊn AmE \ ˈroʊt ə n oʊn
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ROTENONE — ротенон, ротеноновый
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ROTENONE — ротенон, ротеноновый
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ROTENONE — ротенон, ротеноновый
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ROTENONE — n. Pronunciation: ' r ō -t ə - ˌ n ō n Function: noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Japanese …
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DERRIS — noun see: tear Date: 1919 a preparation chiefly of ground ~ roots used as an insecticide, any of a large …
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CUBE — I. noun Etymology: Latin cubus, from Greek kybos die, ~ Date: 1551 1. the regular solid of six equal square …
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TOXIN — Any substance poisonous to an organism; often restricted to poison s produced by living organisms. In addition to those from …
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INSECTICIDE — Any of a large group of substances used to kill insect s. Such substances are mainly used to control pests …
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CUBE — I. cube ˈkyüb noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin cubus, from Greek kybos cube, cubical die, vertebra, …
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YAM BEAN — noun : a tropical twining plant ( Pachyrhizus erosus ) with tuberous roots resembling turnips which are eaten raw as …
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TUBAIC ACID — tüˈbāik- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tuba (III) + -ic : a crystalline phenolic acid C 3 H 5 C …
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ROTENOID — ˈrōt ə nˌȯid noun ( -s ) Etymology: roten one + -oid : any of various compounds (as deguelin or …
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HAIARI — hīˈärē noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in British Guiana 1. : fish poison 2. : a plant of …
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DERRIS — ˈderə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, leather covering, skin, from derein to skin — more at tear 1. capitalized …
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DEGUELIN — -lə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Deguelia + English -in : a crystalline ketone C 23 H 22 …
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CATGUT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌgət also -_gət noun ( -s ) Etymology: cat (I) + gut 1. : a tough cord that is made …
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BARBASCO — bärˈba(ˌ)skō, -rˈbä- noun also ba·bas·co bäˈb-, bəˈb- ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish barbasco, perhaps alteration of Spanish verbasco, varbasco …
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LANCEPOD — /lans"pod'/ , n. any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone. [ …
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DERRIS — /der"is/ , n. any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, esp. D. elliptica, the …
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CATGUT — n. string made from dried intestines of sheep or horses (used for surgical sutures, violin strings, tennis rackets, etc.); perennial …
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CUBE — I. cube ˈkyüb noun Etymology: Latin cubus, from Greek kybos die, cube Date: 1551 1. a. : the regular solid …
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DERRIS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek, skin, from derein to skin — more at tear Date: 1919 1. …
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