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trifluoroacetic acid

trifluoroacetic acid noun: a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂.

Noun

trifluoroacetic acid (uncountable)

  1. a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂.
    Synonyms:
    TFA, trifluoroethanoic acid, perfluoroacetic acid

Synonyms of trifluoroacetic acid

Questions about trifluoroacetic acid

What does trifluoroacetic acid mean?
Trifluoroacetic acid means a strong carboxylic acid used frequently in organic synthesis and as a buffer in liquid chromatography, with the molecular formula C₂HF₃O₂.
What part of speech is trifluoroacetic acid?
Trifluoroacetic acid is a noun.

Words near trifluoroacetic acid in the dictionary

  1. trifluoro
  2. trifluoroacetamide
  3. trifluoroacetate
  4. trifluoroacetates
  5. trifluoroacetic
  6. trifluoroacetic acid
  7. trifluoroacetoxy
  8. trifluoroacetoxylation
  9. trifluoroacetoxylations
  10. trifluoroacetoxys
  11. trifluoroborate

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