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oxalyl chloride

oxalyl chloride noun: an organic compound with the chemical formula (COCl)₂, the diacid chloride of oxalic acid, a useful reagent in organic synthesis.

Noun

oxalyl chloride (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound with the chemical formula (COCl)₂, the diacid chloride of oxalic acid, a useful reagent in organic synthesis.
    Synonyms:
    ethanedioyl dichloride

Synonyms of oxalyl chloride

  • ethanedioyl dichloride

Questions about oxalyl chloride

What does oxalyl chloride mean?
Oxalyl chloride means an organic compound with the chemical formula (COCl)₂, the diacid chloride of oxalic acid, a useful reagent in organic synthesis.
What part of speech is oxalyl chloride?
Oxalyl chloride is a noun.

Words near oxalyl chloride in the dictionary

  1. oxalurates
  2. oxaluria
  3. oxalurias
  4. oxaluric acid
  5. oxalyl
  6. oxalyl chloride
  7. oxalylglycine
  8. oxamate
  9. oxamates
  10. oxametacin
  11. oxamethane

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