sodium fluoroacetate

sodium fluoroacetate
sodium flu·o·ro·ace·tate -.flu̇(-ə)r-ō-'as-ə-.tāt n a poisonous powdery compound C2H2FNaO2

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the sodium salt of fluoroacetic acid, a toxin found in the South African tree Dichapetalum cymosum; it is used as a rodenticide, but is also poisonous to mammals other than rodents. See fluoroacetate poisoning, under poisoning.

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  • sodium fluoroacetate — so′dium fluor•o•ac′e•tate [[t]ˌflʊər oʊˈæs ɪˌteɪt, ˌflɔr oʊ , ˌfloʊr oʊ [/t]] n. chem. a white, amorphous, water soluble, poisonous powder, C2H2FO2Na, used as a rodenticide Also called 1080 • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

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  • sodium fluoroacetamide — a sodium salt related chemically to sodium fluoroacetate, also used as a rodenticide and causing poisoning similar to fluoroacetate poisoning in many mammals …   Medical dictionary

  • fluoroacetate — |flu̇(ə)(ˌ)rō, |flōr(ˌ)ō, |flȯ(ˌ)rō+ noun Etymology: fluor + acetate : a salt or ester of fluoroacetic acid; especially : sodium fluoracetate …   Useful english dictionary

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