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haloacetic acid

haloacetic acid noun: any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

Noun

haloacetic acid (countable and uncountable, plural haloacetic acids)

  1. Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

Forms of haloacetic acid

pluralhaloacetic acids

Origin of haloacetic acid

From halo- + acetic acid.

Questions about haloacetic acid

What does haloacetic acid mean?
Haloacetic acid means any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.
What part of speech is haloacetic acid?
Haloacetic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of haloacetic acid?
The plural of haloacetic acid is haloacetic acids.

Words near haloacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. haloacetamide
  2. haloacetamides
  3. haloacetate
  4. haloacetates
  5. haloacetic
  6. haloacetic acid
  7. haloacetic acids
  8. haloacetonitrile
  9. haloacetonitriles
  10. haloacetylene
  11. haloacetylenes

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