Cacodyl

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A highly toxic foul-smelling oily arsenic compound that ignites spontaneously in dry air, composed of two cacodyl groups.

“Laboratory safety protocols required extreme care when handling cacodyl due to its toxicity and spontaneous flammability.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

cac·o·dyl

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Synonyms

tetramethyldiarsine

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Wordle

Ends in YL, contains C twice, vowels A and O, rare chemistry term

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Scrabble

Y scores 4 points, double C worth 6 combined, useful for clearing Y and C tiles from rack

Words Related to Cacodyl

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “cacodyl”.

accoy acold alody ccoya coaly codal cycad cyclo yclad acyl alco alod cady calc clad clay clod cloy coal coca coda cola cold coly

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