Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cacodyl

2 senses of cacodyl

Sense 1
cacodyl, tetramethyldiarsine -- (a poisonous oily liquid with a garlicky odor composed of 2 cacodyl groups; undergoes spontaneous combustion in dry air)
       => organic compound -- (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Sense 2
cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radical, arsenic group -- (the univalent group derived from arsine)
       => group, radical, chemical group -- ((chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule)