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parachlorophenoxyacetate

parachlorophenoxyacetate noun: a synthetic compound that is esterized with dimethylaminoethanol to produce centrophenoxine.

Noun

parachlorophenoxyacetate (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic compound that is esterized with dimethylaminoethanol to produce centrophenoxine.

Origin of parachlorophenoxyacetate

From para- + chloro- + phenoxy + acetate.

Questions about parachlorophenoxyacetate

What does parachlorophenoxyacetate mean?
Parachlorophenoxyacetate means a synthetic compound that is esterized with dimethylaminoethanol to produce centrophenoxine.
What part of speech is parachlorophenoxyacetate?
Parachlorophenoxyacetate is a noun.

Words near parachlorophenoxyacetate in the dictionary

  1. paracharmonium
  2. Parachi
  3. Parachinar
  4. parachlamydial
  5. parachloralose
  6. parachlorophenoxyacetate
  7. parachlorophenylalanine
  8. parachoanal
  9. parachor
  10. parachordal
  11. parachordals

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