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Meaning of Rotenone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français roténone
Italiano rotenone

Examples

“The cryophilic phenotype of the atu mutant was alleviated to some extent by administering rotenone, a pharmacological inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation, but not tolbutamide, a sulphonylurea that stimulates metabolic rate by raising the lymphatic concentration of glucose.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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