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chloromercuribenzoate

chloromercuribenzoate noun: any salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB).

Noun

chloromercuribenzoate (plural chloromercuribenzoates)

  1. Any salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB)

Forms of chloromercuribenzoate

pluralchloromercuribenzoates

Questions about chloromercuribenzoate

What does chloromercuribenzoate mean?
Chloromercuribenzoate means any salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB).
What part of speech is chloromercuribenzoate?
Chloromercuribenzoate is a noun.
What is the plural of chloromercuribenzoate?
The plural of chloromercuribenzoate is chloromercuribenzoates.

Words near chloromercuribenzoate in the dictionary

  1. chloromelanite
  2. chloromelanites
  3. chloromenite
  4. chloromercurial
  5. chloromercurials
  6. chloromercuribenzoate
  7. chloromercuribenzoates
  8. chloromercuribenzoic acid
  9. chlorometalate
  10. chlorometalates
  11. chlorometallate

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