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cacodyl

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cac·o·dyl  (kk-dl)
n.
1. The arsenic group (CH3)2As-.
2. A poisonous oil, As2(CH3)4, with an obnoxious garlicky odor.
[Greek kakds, bad-smelling (kakos, bad; see kakka- in Indo-European roots + -ds, -smelling from ozein, d-, to smell) + -yl.]
caco·dylic adj.
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Noun1.cacodyl - a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air
tetramethyldiarsine
organic compound - any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
2.cacodyl - the univalent group derived from arsine
arsenic group, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical
chemical group, radical, group - (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
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