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raticide

American

[rat-uh-sahyd] / ˈræt əˌsaɪd /

noun

a substance or preparation for killing rats.

Other Word Forms

raticidal adjective

Etymology

Origin of raticide

First recorded in 1840–50; rat + -i- + -cide

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