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rodenticide

[roh-den-tuh-sahyd]
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noun
  1. a substance or preparation for killing rodents.
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Origin of rodenticide

First recorded in 1935–40; rodent + -i- + -cide
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British Dictionary definitions for rodenticide

rodenticide

noun
  1. a substance used for killing rats, mice, and other rodents
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rodenticide in Medicine

rodenticide

(rō-dĕn′tĭ-sīd′)
n.
  1. A chemical substance used to kill rodents.
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rodenticide in Science

rodenticide

[rō-dĕn′tĭ-sīd′]
  1. A pesticide used to kill rodents. Warfarin is a rodenticide. Compare fungicide herbicide insecticide.
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