dichloroacetic acid

noun

di·​chlo·​ro·​acetic acid

(¦)dī¦klōrō+…-

: a strong high-boiling liquid acid CHCl₂COOH obtained especially by chlorination of acetic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary dichlor- + acetic

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