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chloroformic acid

chloroformic acid noun: the chlorinated derivative of formic acid, Cl-COOH, known principally through its esters, the chloroformates, unrelated to chloroform.

Noun

chloroformic acid (uncountable)

  1. The chlorinated derivative of formic acid, Cl-COOH, known principally through its esters, the chloroformates, unrelated to chloroform

Questions about chloroformic acid

What does chloroformic acid mean?
Chloroformic acid means the chlorinated derivative of formic acid, Cl-COOH, known principally through its esters, the chloroformates, unrelated to chloroform.
What part of speech is chloroformic acid?
Chloroformic acid is a noun.

Words near chloroformic acid in the dictionary

  1. chloroformates
  2. chloroformed
  3. chloroformer
  4. chloroformers
  5. chloroformic
  6. chloroformic acid
  7. chloroforming
  8. chloroformings
  9. chloroformism
  10. chloroformist
  11. chloroformists

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