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cacodylic acid

cac·o·dyl·ic ac·id
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kak-uh-dil-ik as-id]
    • /ˌkæk əˈdɪl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kak-uh-dil-ik as-id]
    • /ˌkæk əˈdɪl ɪk ˈæs ɪd/

Definitions of cacodylic acid words

  • noun cacodylic acid a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, poisonous solid, (CH 3) 2 AsOOH, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an herbicide. 1
  • noun cacodylic acid (organic chemistry) dimethylarsenic acid, (CH3)2AsO-OH, whose derivatives, the cacodylates, were once used as herbicides. 0
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Origin of cacodylic acid

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50

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cacodylic acid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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