Variant: also ten-eighty
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )ten- ' ā -t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: from its laboratory serial number
Date: 1945
: a poisonous preparation of sodium fluoroacetate used as a rodenticide and pesticide
Variant: also ten-eighty
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )ten- ' ā -t ē
Function: noun
Etymology: from its laboratory serial number
Date: 1945
: a poisonous preparation of sodium fluoroacetate used as a rodenticide and pesticide
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012