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Rotenone meaning

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

Synonyms of Rotenone

insecticide insect powder

Related words

Other words often associated with Rotenone or its synonyms:

pesticide

Using Rotenone

  • The main meaning on this page is: A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.
  • Useful related words include: insecticide, insect powder.

Context around Rotenone

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

insecticide 1×

Sentence patterns with Rotenone

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and insecticide rotenone is obtained 1× rotenone has been 1× use of rotenone in new 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

rotenone has been 1× the federation is 1× the fish poison 1×

Common sentence endings:

in many places 1× of lonchocarpus spp 1× to miramichi lake 1×

Words around Rotenone

Just before it in the word index:

rotenberg 9 roten 8 rotem 15 rotella 5 rotel 3 rote 74

Just after it in the word index:

roter 2 rotermund 2 rotert 5 rotes 3 roth 440 rotha 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Rotenone

  • In this selection, "rotenone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, insecticide stand out and add context to how "rotenone" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and insecticide rotenone is obtained and rotenone has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rotenone" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rotenone

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rotenone has been successfully used to remove undesirable fish species in many places. (13 words)

The fish poison and insecticide rotenone is obtained from roots of Lonchocarpus spp. (13 words)

The federation is supporting the use of rotenone in New Brunswick on a 15–kilometre section of the Miramichi River and to Miramichi Lake. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The federation is supporting the use of rotenone in New Brunswick on a 15–kilometre section of the Miramichi River and to Miramichi Lake. (24 words)

Rotenone has been successfully used to remove undesirable fish species in many places. (13 words)

The fish poison and insecticide rotenone is obtained from roots of Lonchocarpus spp. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

The federation is supporting the use of rotenone in New Brunswick on a 15–kilometre section of the Miramichi River and to Miramichi Lake.

Rotenone has been successfully used to remove undesirable fish species in many places.

The fish poison and insecticide rotenone is obtained from roots of Lonchocarpus spp.

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How do you use "rotenone" in a sentence?
An example: "The federation is supporting the use of rotenone in New Brunswick on a 15–kilometre section of the Miramichi River and to Miramichi Lake." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "rotenone" from authentic English texts.
What does "rotenone" mean?
Rotenone means: A toxic crystalline substance obtained from the roots of derris and related plants, widely used as an insecticide.
What are synonyms of "rotenone"?
Common synonyms of "rotenone" include: insecticide, insect powder.
How many example sentences with "rotenone" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "rotenone", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.