dichloroacetic acid
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]dichloroacetic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) An analog of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group are replaced by chlorine.
Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- dichloroacetate, bichloroacetate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)