Definition of cacodyl in English:
cacodyl
noun ˈkakə(ʊ)dʌɪlˈkakə(ʊ)dɪlˈkækəˌdɪl
mass nounChemistry 1A malodorous, toxic, spontaneously flammable liquid compound containing arsenic.
Chemical formula: ((CH₃)₂As)₂
Example sentencesExamples
- There he distilled arsenic with potassium acetate to arrive at a cacodyl (also known as alkarsine or Cadet's liquid), a malodorous compound that the named after the Greek term for ‘stinky’ (kak dl s).
- The investigation and identification of cacodyl by Bunsen in 1848 was to mark the beginning of the era of organometallic chemistry.
- Berzelius coined the name kakodyl (later changed to cacodyl) for the dimethylarsinyl radical ((CH 3) 2 As) from the Greek kakodes (evil-smelling) and hyle (matter).
- She had previously tackled cacodyl, ogygian and zeitgeber.
- 1.1as modifier Of or denoting the radical —As(CH₃)₂, derived from cacodyl.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek kakōdēs 'stinking' (from kakos 'bad') + -yl.