Found 2 items, similar to Cacodyl.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cacodyl cacodyl n 1: a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air [syn: tetramethyldiarsine] 2: the univalent group derived from arsine [syn: cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic group]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cacodyl Cacodyl \Cac"o*dyl\, n. [Gr. ??????? ill-smelling (kako`s bad + ????? to smell) + -yl.] (Chem.) Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid, As2(CH3)4, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called hydrazines. [Written also cacodyle, and kakodyl.] [1913 Webster]