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CACODYL

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cac⋅o⋅dyl

  [kak-uh-dil]
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–adjective
1. containing the cacodyl group.
–noun
2. an oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid compound composed of two cacodyl groups, (CH3)2As−As(CH3)2, that has a vile, garliclike odor and that undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air.
Origin:
1840–50; < Gk kakd(ēs) ill-smelling (kak(o)- caco- + -ōd- smell + -ēs adj. suffix) + -yl
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cac·o·dyl   (kāk'ə-dĭl')   
n.  

  1. The arsenic group (CH3)2As-.

  2. A poisonous oil, As2(CH3)4, with an obnoxious garlicky odor.


[Greek kakōdēs, bad-smelling (kakos, bad; see kakka- in Indo-European roots + -ōdēs, -smelling from ozein, ōd-, to smell) + -yl.]
cac'o·dyl'ic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cac·o·dyl
Pronunciation: 'kak-&-"dil
Function: noun
: an arsenical radical As(CH3)2 whose compounds havea vile smell and are usually poisonous
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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