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dichloroacetic acid

dichloroacetic acid noun: an analog of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group are replaced by chlorine.

Noun

dichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. An analog of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group are replaced by chlorine.

Synonyms of dichloroacetic acid

Questions about dichloroacetic acid

What does dichloroacetic acid mean?
Dichloroacetic acid means an analog of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group are replaced by chlorine.
What part of speech is dichloroacetic acid?
Dichloroacetic acid is a noun.

Words near dichloroacetic acid in the dictionary

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

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