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English
Etymology
Ancient Greek κακώδης (kakṓdēs, “evil-smelling”)
Noun
cacodyl (countable and uncountable, plural cacodyls)
- (organic chemistry) The dimethylarsine radical (CH3)2As-
- (organic chemistry) tetramethyldiarsine formally derived from two of these radicals; an evil-smelling liquid that spontaneously combusts in air
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