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chloroacetic

chloroacetic adjective: of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives.

Adjective

chloroacetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives

Origin of chloroacetic

From chloro- + acetic.

Phrases with chloroacetic

Questions about chloroacetic

What does chloroacetic mean?
Chloroacetic means of or pertaining to chloroacetic acid and its derivatives.
What part of speech is chloroacetic?
Chloroacetic is an adjective.

Words near chloroacetic in the dictionary

  1. chloroacetamides
  2. chloroacetanilide
  3. chloroacetanilides
  4. chloroacetate
  5. chloroacetates
  6. chloroacetic
  7. chloroacetic acid
  8. chloroacetone
  9. chloroacetonitrile
  10. chloroacetophenone
  11. chloroacetophenones

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