raticide

rat·i·cide

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rat-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈræt əˌsaɪd/
- /ˈræ.tɪ.saɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rat-uh-sahyd]
- /ˈræt əˌsaɪd/

Definitions of raticide word

noun raticide a substance or preparation for killing rats. 1
noun raticide a rat poison 0

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Origin of raticide

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; rat + -i- + -cide

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Parts of speech for Raticide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Raticide

raticide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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