Simultaneously with his work on cacodyl, he was studying the composition of the gases given off from blast furnaces. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
Early in his career Bunsen did research in organic chemistry, which cost him the use of his right eye when an arsenic compound, cacodyl cyanide, exploded. From Wordnik.com. [Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard] Reference
The first research by which attention was drawn to Bunsen's abilities was concerned with the cacodyl compounds (see ARSENIC), though he had already, in 1834, discovered the virtues of freshly precipitated hydrated ferric oxide as an antidote to arsenical poisoning. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
"What do you know about cacodyl?" was his impressive question. From Wordnik.com. [The Firm of Girdlestone] Reference
It is cyanide of cacodyl, and I have carried that small flask of it about with me for months. From Wordnik.com. [Raffles, Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman] Reference
Without a moment's hesitation or thought he expressed his conviction that the compound was cacodyl. From Wordnik.com. [The Firm of Girdlestone] Reference
As he crossed the room some evil chance made him think of the gossip outside and of his allusion to the abstruse substance known as cacodyl. From Wordnik.com. [The Firm of Girdlestone] Reference
"After that accident I believe the work on cacodyl oxide and phosgene was suspended and I believe that work was carried out on chlorine or chlorine compounds.". From Wordnik.com. [The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ...] Reference
Reliable authority exists for the statement that soon after this date they were working with cacodyl oxide and phosgene, both well known before the war for their very poisonous nature, for use, it was believed, in hand grenades. From Wordnik.com. [The riddle of the Rhine, chemical strategy in peace and war ...] Reference
He received only tincture of cacodyl in water, which may or may not have served his purposes. ". From Wordnik.com. [Marune: Alastor 933]
You're sure to be asked about cacodyl. From Wordnik.com. [The Firm of Girdlestone] Reference
Unpleasant ~smell of cacodyl~. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
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