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raticides

raticides is the plural of raticide.

Meaning of raticide

Noun

raticide (countable and uncountable, plural raticides)

  1. rat poison.
    • "Why don't you use a raticide?" his friend suggested.
      "But, what is a raticide?" asked Kartar innocently.
      "It is a material which helps the rat to commit suicide," his friend told him, his eyes showing humour for a minute.1964, V. Balu, Day Dreams, page 93

Questions about raticides

What is raticides the plural of?
Raticides is the plural of raticide.

Words near raticides in the dictionary

  1. Rathwa
  2. rathymia
  3. rati
  4. raticidal
  5. raticide
  6. raticides
  7. ratifiable
  8. ratificate
  9. ratificated
  10. ratificates
  11. ratificating

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