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ROTENONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rotenone mean? 

ROTENONE (noun)
  The noun ROTENONE has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cubeplay

  Familiarity information: ROTENONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROTENONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("rotenone" is a kind of...):

insect powder; insecticide (a chemical used to kill insects)


 Context examples 


Environmental toxins such as N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and rotenone can cause mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress.

(Parkinson's Disease Pathway KEGG, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A synthetic derivative of benzodioxole and used as an insecticide synergist, Piperonyl Butoxide enhances the active properties of pyrethrin, pyrethroid, rotenone, and carbamate pesticide ingredients by inhibiting insect microsomal enzyme detoxification activity.

(Piperonyl Butoxide, NCI Thesaurus)



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