[ 'kakə(ʊ)dʌɪl , -dɪl ]
■ noun Chemistry a malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid organic compound containing arsenic.
Origin
C19: from Gk kakōdēs 'stinking' (from kakos 'bad') + -yl .
[ 'kakə(ʊ)dʌɪl , -dɪl ]
■ noun Chemistry a malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid organic compound containing arsenic.
Origin
C19: from Gk kakōdēs 'stinking' (from kakos 'bad') + -yl .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004