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trichloroacetic

trichloroacetic adjective: of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

trichloroacetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its derivatives

Origin of trichloroacetic

From trichloro + acetic.

Phrases with trichloroacetic

Questions about trichloroacetic

What does trichloroacetic mean?
Trichloroacetic means of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is trichloroacetic?
Trichloroacetic is an adjective.

Words near trichloroacetic in the dictionary

  1. trichlormethine
  2. trichloro
  3. trichloroacetaldehyde
  4. trichloroacetate
  5. trichloroacetates
  6. trichloroacetic
  7. trichloroacetic acid
  8. trichloroacetonitrile
  9. trichloroacetyl
  10. trichloroacetyls
  11. trichloroanisole

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