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perchlorobenzoic acid

perchlorobenzoic acid noun: the fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.

Noun

perchlorobenzoic acid (uncountable)

  1. The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
  2. Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.

Origin of perchlorobenzoic acid

From per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.

Questions about perchlorobenzoic acid

What does perchlorobenzoic acid mean?
Perchlorobenzoic acid means the fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
What part of speech is perchlorobenzoic acid?
Perchlorobenzoic acid is a noun.

Words near perchlorobenzoic acid in the dictionary

  1. perchlorination
  2. perchlorinations
  3. perchloro
  4. perchlorobenzene
  5. perchlorobenzoic
  6. perchlorobenzoic acid
  7. perchloroethylene
  8. perchloroethylenes
  9. perchloroheteroaromatic
  10. perchloromethane
  11. perchloropentacyclodecane

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