rotenone
/roht-n-ohn/US // ˈroʊt nˌoʊn //UK // (ˈrəʊtɪˌnəʊn) //
鱼藤酮,鱼藤素,罗汉果,鱼藤精
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- : a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C23H22O6, obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
Examples
The rotenone was mixed with water and applied by hand, or into the backwash of an outboard motor.
Softshells have pharyngeal respiration and probably are incapacitated by rotenone.
Rotenone was used in a few small pools in efforts to capture complete populations.
Rotenone acts more slowly than cyanide, allowing more of the distressed fish to rise to the surface.
Tables 12-16 list all fish obtained at the upper Neosho station by means of the shocker, seines, and rotenone.
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