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1080

noun \(ˌ)ten-ˈā-tē\

Definition of 1080

:  a poisonous preparation of sodium fluoroacetate used as a rodenticide and pesticide

Variants of 1080

1080 also ten–eighty \(ˌ)ten-ˈā-tē\
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Origin of 1080

from its laboratory serial number
First Known Use: 1945

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