sodium fluoroacetate

noun

sodium fluo·ro·ac·e·tate -ˌflu̇r-ō-ˈa-sə-ˌtāt

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: a poisonous powdery compound C₂H₂FNaO₂ compare 1080

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First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sodium fluoroacetate was in 1945

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sodium fluoroacetate

noun

sodium flu·o·ro·ace·tate -ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ō-ˈas-ə-ˌtāt

: a poisonous powdery compound C₂H₂FNaO₂

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sodium fluoroacetate

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