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rodenticide

noun ro·den·ti·cide \rō-ˈden-tə-ˌsīd\

Definition of RODENTICIDE

:  an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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First Known Use of RODENTICIDE

circa 1935

Rhymes with RODENTICIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, infanticide, initial side, insecticide, interallied, preoccupied, self-satisfied, terminal side, thalidomide, Trinitytide, tyrannicide, uxoricide
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rodenticide

noun ro·den·ti·cide \rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd\

Medical Definition of RODENTICIDE

:  an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents

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