CACODYL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cacodyl mean? 

• CACODYL (noun)
  The noun CACODYL has 2 senses:

1. a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air

2. the univalent group derived from arsine

  Familiarity information: CACODYL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CACODYL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cacodyl; tetramethyldiarsine

Hypernyms ("cacodyl" is a kind of...):

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Derivation:

cacodylic (of or relating to cacodyl)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The univalent group derived from arsine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

arsenic group; cacodyl; cacodyl group; cacodyl radical

Hypernyms ("cacodyl" is a kind of...):

chemical group; group; radical ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)

Derivation:

cacodylic (of or relating to cacodyl)