cacodyl group
- noun
- /ˈkækoʊdɪl ɡruːp/
- Specialized
:
grupo cacodilo
- The cacodyl group is present in several organoarsenic compounds.
Examples
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Chemists identified the cacodyl group as a key functional group in the reaction.
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The cacodyl group is essential in organoarsenic chemistry.
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Research on the toxicity of arsenic compounds often considers the cacodyl group.
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Researchers are studying the effects of the cacodyl group in various compounds.
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Research on the toxicity of arsenic compounds often considers the cacodyl group.
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The cacodyl group is present in several organoarsenic compounds.
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Chemists identified the cacodyl group as a key functional group in the reaction.
Synonyms
A small chemical group containing arsenic and two methyl parts
A chemical group with arsenic that chemists use to make other chemicals
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is productive and compositional: 'cacodyl' denotes a specific arsenic radical and 'group' denotes a bonded assembly of atoms, so 'cacodyl group' literally means the chemical group derived from cacodyl. Although the vocabulary is technical and rare, the overall meaning follows straightforward noun + noun composition and would be understandable to a learner who knows both constituent definitions.
Etymology
Cacodyl group comes from cacodyl, an old arsenic substance famous for its terrible smell, and group here means a small part of a chemical. So the cacodyl group is the little arsenic-containing piece of a chemical, which is why chemists use the term to talk about some arsenic compounds.
