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rat
noun as in informer
Example Sentences
All of them believe they were lab rats, subjected to live human experimentation as the British raced to join the USA and Russia as a nuclear power.
In the movie “Finding Nemo,” gulls are depicted constantly saying “Mine!” and being described as “rats with wings.”
In a follow-up experiment, the researchers implanted tiny sensors in the animals' brains and measured heightened dopamine release, accompanied by activity in neurons that over-represented opioid-related cues, in the rats exhibiting strong addiction-like behaviors.
Then, they administered hormones related to oocyte development and succeeded in obtaining mature rat eggs.
No one likes to admit it, but there’s also a serious rat problem in them there hills.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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