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cacodyl
[ kak-uh-dil ]
noun
- an oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid compound composed of two cacodyl groups, (CH 3 ) 2 ´¡²õ−A²õ(°ä±á 3 ) 2 , that has a vile, garliclike odor and that undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air.
cacodyl
/ ˈkækədaɪl; ˌkækəˈdɪlɪk /
noun
- an oily poisonous liquid with a strong garlic smell; tetramethyldiarsine. Formula: [(CH 3 ) 2 As] 2
Derived Forms
- cacodylic, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cacodyl1
Example Sentences
A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; Ã called also Cadel's fuming liquid.
The knowledge of compound radicals received further increment at the hands of Robert W. Bunsen, the discoverer of the cacodyl compounds.
Simultaneously with his work on cacodyl, he was studying the composition of the gases given off from blast furnaces.
As he crossed the room some evil chance made him think of the gossip outside and of his allusion to the abstruse substance known as cacodyl.
It is cyanide of cacodyl, and I have carried that small flask of it about with me for months.
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