A salt or ester formed from cacodylic acid, containing the cacodyl radical; formerly used in medicine and chemistry.
From 'cacodyl' + '-ate' suffix (salt/ester). Cacodylates are chemical compounds derived from cacodyl through oxidation and reaction with bases.
In the 1800s, doctors actually prescribed cacodylate medicines for everything from arthritis to syphilis—they knew it was toxic but thought tiny doses could magically heal—which almost never worked and often poisoned patients!
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