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dichloroacetate

dichloroacetate noun: any salt or ester of dichloroacetic acid.

Noun

dichloroacetate (plural dichloroacetates)

  1. Any salt or ester of dichloroacetic acid.

Forms of dichloroacetate

pluraldichloroacetates

Origin of dichloroacetate

From dichloroacetic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about dichloroacetate

What does dichloroacetate mean?
Dichloroacetate means any salt or ester of dichloroacetic acid.
What part of speech is dichloroacetate?
Dichloroacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of dichloroacetate?
The plural of dichloroacetate is dichloroacetates.

Words near dichloroacetate in the dictionary

  1. dichloro
  2. dichloro-
  3. dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
  4. dichloroacetamide
  5. dichloroacetamides
  6. dichloroacetate
  7. dichloroacetates
  8. dichloroacetic acid
  9. dichloroacetophenone
  10. dichloroalkane
  11. dichloroalkanes

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