raticide

English

Alternative forms

• ratticide

Etymology

rat +‎ -cide

Noun

raticide (countable and uncountable, plural raticides)

1. rat poison.
   • 1964, V. Balu, Day Dreams, page 93:

     "Why don't you use a raticide?" his friend suggested.
     "But, what is a raticide?" asked Kartar innocently.
     "It is a material which helps the rat to commit suicide," his friend told him, his eyes showing humour for a minute.

   • 1970, World Health Organization, Control of Pesticides: A Survey of Existing Legislation, page 40:

     Raticides are covered by the provisions of the Law on pesticides of 1961 (item (d) of Section 1).

   • 2009, Peter Mayle, The Vintage Caper, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 214:

     For the second time that morning, Philippe led the way through the house to the cellar, a large canister of raticide under one arm, a stack of cartons, folded flat, under the other.

   • 2010, Anil Kumar, Medicinal Plants, page 23:

     Red squill is the principal raticide.

Translations

rat poison — see rat poison

Anagrams

• ceratiid

French

Etymology

From rat +‎ -i- +‎ -cide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ti.sid/

Noun

raticide m (plural raticides)

1. rat poison

   Synonym: mort-aux-rats