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CACODYLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to cacodyl
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Pertainym:
cacodyl group (the univalent group derived from arsine)
Derivation:
cacodyl (the univalent group derived from arsine)
cacodyl (a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air)
