| 单词 |
raticide |
| 释义 |
raticide|ˈrætɪsaɪd|
Also ratticide.
[f. rat n.1 + -i- + -cide.]
a. One who, or that which, kills rats, esp. a chemical substance used as a rat poison.
b. rare. The killing of rats.
1847W. J. Broderip Zool. Recreations 319 The celebrated ratticide Billy has long since gone to that bourne whence neither rats, dogs, nor travellers ever return. 1908W. R. Boelter Rat Problem iv. 146 Raticide. This preparation..is manufactured in the United States, where it is sold under the name of Azra. 1922Jrnl. R. Sanitary Inst. XLII. 316 Practical experience..supports the view that the safety margin for Squills is greater than for any other practical raticide at present in use. 1936Times 21 Aug. 11/5 The end of real research into effective raticides. 1941Nature 1 Mar. 263/1 Guidance in production, research and application as relating to insecticides, fungicides, raticides and repellents for all purposes. 1976New Scientist 26 Aug. 454/2 William Kotzwinkle's Doctor Rat is a comic triumph. About half is narrated by a mad laboratory rat, whose perceptions into the relationship between mass ratticide and grantsmanship do make delightful satire. |
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