cacodylic

American

[kak-uh-dil-ik] / ˌkæk əˈdɪl ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the cacodyl group.

Etymology

Origin of cacodylic

First recorded in 1840–50; cacodyl + -ic

Example Sentences

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This is therefore the second known organometallic body, containing oxygen, which is capable of distillation, cacodylic oxide being the other.

From The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 by Various

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