Associations to the word «Ratsbane»

Noun

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Wiktionary

RATSBANE, noun. Rat poison; white arsenic.

Dictionary definition

RATSBANE, noun. A white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer.

Wise words

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