ANTUn.

Brit.

/ˈantuː/, U.S.

/ˈænˌtu/

Forms: 1900s– ANTU, 1900s– Antu, 1900s– antu.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English α-naphthylthiourea.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the elements of the compound's alternative chemical name α-naphthylthiourea (see alpha n., naphthyl n., thio- comb. form, and urea n.).

A sulphur-containing compound related to naphthalene, used as a rat poison.Chemical name: naphthalen-1-ylthiourea; C₁₁H₁₀N₂S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > rat-poison

ratton-bread1394

ratsbane1488

ratton bane?1543

ratton poison1590

rat poison1674

raticide1847

rodenticide1903

ANTU1945

1945 F. McClosky & R. Smith in Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 60 1101 Further unpublished investigations..led him to suggest that alphanaphthylthiourea, which for brevity will be referred to as ANTU, might be used advantageously as a rodenticide.

1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XI. 615/2 Rodenticides used as contact poisons in the form of dusts include Antu for Norway rats.

1989 Encycl. Brit. X. 129/2 Warfarin, 1080..,ANTU..,and red squill are commonly used rodenticides.

2007 Water Environment Res. 79 1777/2 No other pesticide containing the naphthalene group such as antu, napropamide or naftalam was found to interfere with the determination of carbaryl.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antu
释义	ANTUn. Brit. /ˈantuː/, U.S. /ˈænˌtu/ Forms: 1900s– ANTU, 1900s– Antu, 1900s– antu. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English α-naphthylthiourea. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of the elements of the compound's alternative chemical name α-naphthylthiourea (see alpha n., naphthyl n., thio- comb. form, and urea n.). A sulphur-containing compound related to naphthalene, used as a rat poison.Chemical name: naphthalen-1-ylthiourea; C₁₁H₁₀N₂S. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > rat-poison ratton-bread1394 ratsbane1488 ratton bane?1543 ratton poison1590 rat poison1674 raticide1847 rodenticide1903 ANTU1945 1945 F. McClosky & R. Smith in Public Health Rep. (U.S. Public Health Service) 60 1101 Further unpublished investigations..led him to suggest that alphanaphthylthiourea, which for brevity will be referred to as ANTU, might be used advantageously as a rodenticide. 1966 McGraw-Hill Encycl. Sci. & Technol. (rev. ed.) XI. 615/2 Rodenticides used as contact poisons in the form of dusts include Antu for Norway rats. 1989 Encycl. Brit. X. 129/2 Warfarin, 1080..,ANTU..,and red squill are commonly used rodenticides. 2007 Water Environment Res. 79 1777/2 No other pesticide containing the naphthalene group such as antu, napropamide or naftalam was found to interfere with the determination of carbaryl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1945
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