: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebRodenticide, more commonly known as rat poison, can cause second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide, or SGAR, poisoning. Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022 To deter rats, cannabis growers in California and southern Oregon place rodenticide around young marijuana plants and along plastic irrigation lines. Elizabeth Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022 Critics contend other wildlife could be poisoned by the rodenticide. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021 Critics contend that other wildlife could be poisoned by the rodenticide.Fox News, 19 Dec. 2021 According to the statement, second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide, or SGARs, can’t be sold through general consumer outlets for typical homeowner use.BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2021 Anticoagulant rodenticide compounds, another name for rat poison, were found in 82% of the 133 eagles tested by researchers, according to a study published in the journal PLOS One. Megan Marples, CNN, 8 Apr. 2021 George Dvorsky for Gizmodo reports that the RSPB team had planned to combat the mutant mice by dropping cereal pellets containing rodenticide. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2020 The plan to spread 2,900 pounds of cereal grain pellets laced with brodifacoum — a rodenticide banned in California — has raised concerns about poisoning the diverse wildlife in the islands. Will Houston, The Mercury News, 8 July 2019 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents