deratization

[ dee-rat-uh-zey-shuhn ]

noun
  1. extermination of rats, especially aboard a merchant vessel.

Origin of deratization

1
First recorded in 1910–15; deratize + -ation
  • Also especially British, de·rat·i·sa·tion .

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