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trichloroacetic acid

trichloroacetic acid noun: the chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CCl₃-COOH used as a herbicide and topical antiseptic.

trichloroacetic acid: the chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CCl₃-COOH used as a herbicide and topical antiseptic
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Noun

trichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. The chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CCl₃-COOH used as a herbicide and topical antiseptic.

Questions about trichloroacetic acid

What does trichloroacetic acid mean?
Trichloroacetic acid means the chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CCl₃-COOH used as a herbicide and topical antiseptic.
What part of speech is trichloroacetic acid?
Trichloroacetic acid is a noun.

Words near trichloroacetic acid in the dictionary

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

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