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phenoxyacid

phenoxyacid noun: any phenoxy derivative of a fatty acid, especially those used as herbicides.

Noun

phenoxyacid (plural phenoxyacids)

  1. Any phenoxy derivative of a fatty acid, especially those used as herbicides

Forms of phenoxyacid

pluralphenoxyacids

Origin of phenoxyacid

From phenoxy + acid.

Questions about phenoxyacid

What does phenoxyacid mean?
Phenoxyacid means any phenoxy derivative of a fatty acid, especially those used as herbicides.
What part of speech is phenoxyacid?
Phenoxyacid is a noun.
What is the plural of phenoxyacid?
The plural of phenoxyacid is phenoxyacids.

Words near phenoxyacid in the dictionary

  1. phenoxide
  2. phenoxides
  3. phenoxonium
  4. phenoxy
  5. phenoxyacetone
  6. phenoxyacid
  7. phenoxyacids
  8. phenoxyalkanoic
  9. phenoxybenzamine
  10. phenoxybenzyl
  11. phenoxybenzyls

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