rotenone

Etymology

From Japanese ローテン (rōten) + -one (“ketone”), from Hokkien 蘆藤／芦藤 (lôo-tîn, “Derris elliptica”).

noun

  1. (chemistry) A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.

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