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Definition of: rotenone
(rō′tə·nōn) noun Chem.
A white crystalline substance, the C23H22O6, effective principle in insecticides and fish poisons, obtained from the roots of various plants, especially an Amazonian tree (genus Lonchocarpus) and the Indian derris. [Origin unknown]
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