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chloroacetic acid

chloroacetic acid noun: the chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CH₂Cl-COOH that is used in organic synthesis.

Noun

chloroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CH₂Cl-COOH that is used in organic synthesis

Questions about chloroacetic acid

What does chloroacetic acid mean?
Chloroacetic acid means the chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CH₂Cl-COOH that is used in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is chloroacetic acid?
Chloroacetic acid is a noun.

Words near chloroacetic acid in the dictionary

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

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