cacodyl

(kakō dil′, kakə-)

noun

  1. the radical As(CH), composed of arsenic and methyl: its compounds are poisonous and foul-smelling
  2. a poisonous, colorless liquid, As(CH), with an offensive odor: it is a polymer of this radical

Origin: < Gr kakōdēs, bad-smelling < kakos, bad + -ōdēs (< IE base *od-, to smell > odor, ozone) + -yl

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See cacodyl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The arsenic group (CH3)2As-.
  2. A poisonous oil, As2(CH3)4, with an obnoxious garlicky odor.

Origin:

Origin: Greek kakōdēs, bad-smelling (kakos, bad; see kakka- in Indo-European roots + -ōdēs, -smelling from ozein, ōd-, to smell)

Origin: + -yl

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  • cacˌo·dylˈic adjective
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