CACODYLIC ACID


Meaning of CACODYLIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-kə-ˈdi-lik- ]

noun

Etymology: German Kakodyl the radical As(CH 3 ) 2 , from Greek kakōdēs foul-smelling, from kak- + -ōdēs (akin to Greek ozein to smell) — more at odor

Date: 1850

: a toxic crystalline compound of arsenic C 2 H 7 AsO 2 used especially as an herbicide

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