cacodylic acid

noun

1. a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, poisonous solid, (CH 3 ) 2 AsOOH, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and as an herbicide.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cacodylic acid¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Iron cacodylate, the ferric salt of cacodylic acid, was admitted to New and Nonofficial Remedies in 1917.

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