Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rodenticide

/ɹoʊdˈɛntɪsaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: ro-den-ti-cide
IPA: /ɹoʊdˈɛntɪsaɪd/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Since this type of control program tends to reduce the population before it spreads over large areas, it will likely result in the use of less rodenticide in the area."

Etymology

Etymology tree English rodent Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English rodenticide From rodent + -i- + -cide.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rodenticides (plural)

Derived Forms

rodenticidal

Phrases

rat poison

Frequently Paired Words

raticide rat poison

Questions

How do you pronounce rodenticide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊdˈɛntɪsaɪd/.
What does rodenticide mean?: Any toxic substance used to kill rodent pests.
Where does rodenticide come from?: Etymology tree English rodent Latin -i-bor. English -i- Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *kh₂éydeti Proto-Italic *kaidō Latin caedō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin -cīdader. Middle French -cidebor. English -cide English rodenticide From rodent + -i- + -cide.

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