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 ]

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