trichloroacetic acid

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Noun[edit]

trichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

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

Coordinate terms[edit]

  • trichloroacetate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)