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chloroacetanilide

chloroacetanilide noun: an organic compound with formula C₈H₈ClNO, which is the basic form of the herbicide group of the same name.

Noun

chloroacetanilide (plural chloroacetanilides)

  1. An organic compound with formula C₈H₈ClNO, which is the basic form of the herbicide group of the same name.
  2. Any of a group of herbicides including alachlor and acetochlor.

Forms of chloroacetanilide

pluralchloroacetanilides

Questions about chloroacetanilide

What does chloroacetanilide mean?
Chloroacetanilide means an organic compound with formula C₈H₈ClNO, which is the basic form of the herbicide group of the same name.
What part of speech is chloroacetanilide?
Chloroacetanilide is a noun.
What is the plural of chloroacetanilide?
The plural of chloroacetanilide is chloroacetanilides.

Words near chloroacetanilide in the dictionary

  1. chloro-octane
  2. chloro-potassichastingsite
  3. chloroacetaldehyde
  4. chloroacetamide
  5. chloroacetamides
  6. chloroacetanilide
  7. chloroacetanilides
  8. chloroacetate
  9. chloroacetates
  10. chloroacetic
  11. chloroacetic acid

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