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rotenone

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rotenone /ro·te·none/ (ro´tĕ-nōn) a poisonous compound from derris root and other roots; used as an insecticide.
rotenone [ro´tĕ-nōn]
a poisonous compound from derris root and other roots; used as an insecticide.
rotenone
a compound derived from the root and rhizomes of derris (Derris elliptica) and lonchocarpus (Lonchocarpus utilis). Used as an insecticide and as an acaricide, mainly on dogs, cats, cattle, birds and fish. Toxic to pigs, causing incoordination, tremor, recumbency and terminal respiratory paralysis.
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