cacodylic, a. Chem.
(kækəʊˈdɪlɪk)
[f. cacodyl + -ic.]
Of cacodyl, as in cacodylic acid, Kd O2H, a crystalline solid.
| 1850 C. G. B. Daubeny Atomic Theory vii. 219 Kd + O3 forms kakodylic acid, or algargen. 1869 Roscoe Elem. Chem. 341 One of the most important compounds is cacodylic acid; it is soluble in water, and is not poisonous. |