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kakodyl

kakodyl is the archaic form of cacodyl.

Meaning of cacodyl

Noun

cacodyl (countable and uncountable, plural cacodyls)

  1. The dimethylarsine radical (CH₃)₂As-
  2. tetramethyldiarsine formally derived from two of these radicals; an evil-smelling liquid that spontaneously combusts in air

Questions about kakodyl

What is kakodyl the archaic form of?
Kakodyl is the archaic form of cacodyl.

Words near kakodyl in the dictionary

  1. kako-
  2. kakocracies
  3. kakocracy
  4. kakodaimon
  5. kakodaimons
  6. kakodyl
  7. kakodæmon
  8. kakodæmons
  9. Kakogawa
  10. kakogenesis
  11. kakogenic

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