ROTENONE


Meaning of ROTENONE in English

/roht"n ohn'/ , n. Chem., Pharm.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 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.

[ 1920-25; roten- (said to be ]

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