rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈden-tə-ˌsīd 
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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Something similar may be about to happen with rats, at least in Europe, where regulators are taking an increasingly dim view on the use of anticoagulant rodenticides.
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Activists had championed a bill to ban the use of the particular rodenticide due to rising reports of other animals, from eagles to foxes, ingesting the poison and dying.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
In Flaco’s case, the rodenticides in his system could have turned a nonlethal injury into a fatal one.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Toxicity tests also determined that Flaco had been exposed to four different anticoagulant rodenticides that are commonly used for rat control in New York City.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024
Activists had championed a bill to ban the use of the particular rodenticide due to rising reports of other animals, from eagles to foxes, ingesting the poison and dying.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
In Flaco’s case, the rodenticides in his system could have turned a nonlethal injury into a fatal one.
—Lauren Oster, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
Toxicity tests also determined that Flaco had been exposed to four different anticoagulant rodenticides that are commonly used for rat control in New York City.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Rodenticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodenticide. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: a chemical substance used to kill rodents
Medical Definition
rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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