sodium fluoroacetate

noun

sodium fluo·​ro·​ac·​e·​tate -ˌflu̇r-ō-ˈa-sə-ˌtāt How to pronounce sodium fluoroacetate (audio)
-ˌflȯr-
: a poisonous powdery compound C2H2FNaO2 compare 1080

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sodium fluoroacetate was in 1945

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“Sodium fluoroacetate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sodium%20fluoroacetate. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

sodium fluoroacetate

noun
sodium flu·​o·​ro·​ace·​tate -ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ō-ˈas-ə-ˌtāt How to pronounce sodium fluoroacetate (audio)
: a poisonous powdery compound C2H2FNaO2

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