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cacodyl

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

cac=o=dyl

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun cacodyl has 2 senses

cacodyl(n = noun.substance) tetramethyldiarsine - a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air; Array

is a kind of organic compound

Derived form adjective cacodylic₁

cacodyl(n = noun.substance) arsenic group, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical - the univalent group derived from arsine; Array

is a kind of chemical group, group, radical

Derived form adjective cacodylic₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cacodyl, n. [Gr. ill-smelling (kako`s bad + to smell) + -yl.].

Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid, As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cacodyl, n. a malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid, tetramethyldiarsine.

Derivative

cacodylic adj.

Etymology

Gk kakodes stinking f. kakos bad

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