dysodyle, -ile Min.
(ˈdɪsəʊdaɪl)
[a. F. dysodyle (Cordier 1808) f. Gr. δυσώδης ill-smelling, stinking + ὕλη matter: cf. cacodyl.]
A very inflammable hydrocarbon occurring in masses of a yellowish or greenish colour, and foliated structure, which emits a fetid odour when burned.
| 1809 Nicholson's Jrnl. XXIV. 223 On the Dusodile, a new Species of Mineral. 1814 T. Allan Min. Nomen. 12 Dysodile. 1887 Dana's Man. Min. 349 Dysodile..containing several per cent of sulphur. |