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Cacodylic acid, a white, crystalline,
deliquescent substance, (CH₃)₂AsO.OH,
obtained by the oxidation of cacodyl, and having the properties
of an exceedingly stable acid; -- also called
alkargen.

||Cac`o*ë"thes (?), n. [L.,
fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; of ill habits, &?;&?;
&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; an ill habit; kako`s bad +
&?; habit] 1. A bad custom or habit; an
insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, "The itch
for writing". Addison.

2. (Med.) A bad quality or
disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer.

Cac`o*gas"tric (?), a. [Gr.
kako`s bad + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; stomach.]
Troubled with bad digestion. [R.] Carlyle.

Cac`o*graph`ic (?), a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly
written or spelled.

Ca*cog`ra*phy (?), n. [Gr.
kako`s bad + -graphy; cf. F.
cacographie.] Incorrect or bad writing or
spelling. Walpole.

||Ca`co*let" (?), n. [F.] A
chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or pack
saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous districts,
or for the transportation of the sick and wounded of an
army.


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