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cacodaemonic |
cacodemon |
cacodemonic |
cacodoxical |
cacodoxy |
cacodyl
| cacodyl group
| cacodyl radical
| cacodylic
| cacoethes
| cacogastric
cacodyl
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
- 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
Derived form adjective cacodylic1
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]
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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