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cacodylate

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any salt or ester of cacodylic acid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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verb

Meaning 2

To react or to treat with cacodylic acid

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History

Etymology

From cacodylic acid + -ate.

Etymology tree English cacodylic acid Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English cacodylate From cacodylic acid + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Malay: kakodilat — any salt or ester of cacodylic acid
  • Tagalog: kakodilato — any salt or ester of cacodylic acid