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haloacid

haloacid noun: any halogen derivative of a carboxylic acid (but especially 2-chloro-carboxylic acids that are active in cell biology).

Noun

haloacid (plural haloacids)

  1. Any halogen derivative of a carboxylic acid (but especially 2-chloro-carboxylic acids that are active in cell biology).

Forms of haloacid

pluralhaloacids

Origin of haloacid

From halo- + acid.

Questions about haloacid

What does haloacid mean?
Haloacid means any halogen derivative of a carboxylic acid (but especially 2-chloro-carboxylic acids that are active in cell biology).
What part of speech is haloacid?
Haloacid is a noun.
What is the plural of haloacid?
The plural of haloacid is haloacids.

Words near haloacid in the dictionary

  1. haloacetic acids
  2. haloacetonitrile
  3. haloacetonitriles
  4. haloacetylene
  5. haloacetylenes
  6. haloacid
  7. haloacids
  8. haloadamantane
  9. haloadamantanes
  10. haloadaptable
  11. haloadaptation

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