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Noun: cacodyl  ka-ku-dil
  1. A poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odour composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air
    - tetramethyldiarsine
     
  2. The univalent group derived from arsine
    - cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic group

Derived forms: cacodyls

Type of: chemical group, group, organic compound, radical

Encyclopedia: Cacodyl