| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| cacodyl |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cac·o·dyl |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k k  -d l |
| NOUN: | 1. The arsenic group (CH3)2As-. 2. A poisonous oil, As2(CH3)4, with an obnoxious garlicky odor. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek kak d s, bad-smelling ( kakos, bad; see kakka- in Appendix I + -ds, -smelling, from ozein, d-, to smell) + –yl. | | OTHER FORMS: | caco·dylic —ADJECTIVE
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