- Ratsbane
- Ratsbane Rats"bane` (r[a^]ts"b[=a]n`), n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ratsbane
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ratsbane — (n.) rat poison, arsenic, 1520s; see RAT (Cf. rat) (n.) + BANE (Cf. bane) … Etymology dictionary
ratsbane — [rats′bān΄] n. rat poison; esp., trioxide of arsenic … English World dictionary
ratsbane — Arsenic Ar se*nic ([aum]r s[ e]*n[i^]k; 277), n. [L. arsenicum, Gr. arseniko n, arreniko n, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. arseniko s or better Attic arreniko s masculine, a rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. zern[=i]kh: cf. F.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ratsbane — /rats bayn /, n. 1. rat poison. 2. the trioxide of arsenic. [1515 25; RAT + S1 + BANE] * * * … Universalium
ratsbane — noun Rat poison; white arsenic … Wiktionary
ratsbane — SYN: arsenic. * * * rats·bane rats .bān n ARSENIC TRIOXIDE … Medical dictionary
ratsbane — rats·bane || rætsbeɪn n. rat poison … English contemporary dictionary
ratsbane — noun archaic rat poison … English new terms dictionary
ratsbane — n. White arsenic, arsenious acid, white oxide of arsenic … New dictionary of synonyms
ratsbane — rats•bane [[t]ˈrætsˌbeɪn[/t]] n. 1) pes rat poison 2) chem. the trioxide of arsenic … From formal English to slang
