raticide

raticide (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).

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

     Red squill is the principal raticide.

• ceratiid

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.ti.sid/

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raticide m (plural raticides)

1. rat poison