rodenticide
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- noun
- /ˈroʊdənˌtɪsaɪd/
- Specialized
:
rodenticida
- In 1945, the idea of using a derivative of coumarin, the active substance in sweet clover, as a rodenticide was developed.
Examples
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To test these ideas, they placed bait traps with rodenticide throughout the six-acre site.
Academic text (2000) -
Detailed rodent population data were not collected, but the researchers observed a general decline in activity by rats and mice, resulting partly from the rodenticide and partly from drought, they believe.
Academic text (2000) -
The rodenticides are used by marijuana growers to protect their crops.
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The farmer used rodenticide to eliminate the mice that were eating his crops.
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After several attempts to catch the rats, they finally resorted to using rodenticide in the attic.
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The label on the rodenticide warns users to keep it away from pets and children.
Synonyms
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3.5
A chemical used to kill insects and animals that harm crops or spread disease
A poisonous substance for killing rats, often made from arsenic trioxide
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Morphology
Etymology
Rodenticide is made of two parts: rodent, from a word meaning 'to gnaw' for animals like mice, and -cide, meaning 'to kill', the same ending you see in pesticide. So a rodenticide is a chemical used to kill rodents.