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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
rats·bane       [rats-beyn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.rat poison.
2.the trioxide of arsenic.

[Origin: 1515–25; rat + 's1 + bane]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
rats·bane       (rāts'bān')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Rat poison, especially arsenic trioxide.

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ratsbane 
"rat poison," 1523, from rat + bane (q.v.).

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ratsbane

noun
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer [syn: arsenic

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Ratsbane

Rats"bane\, n. [Rat + bane.] Rat poison; white arsenic.

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