- chlo|ro|a|ce|tic acid
- chlo|ro|a|ce|tic acid «KLR oh uh SEE tihk, -SEHT ihk; KLOHR-»,a colorless, crystalline acid, used in medicine and in organic synthesis. Formula: C2H3ClO2 Also, chloracetic acid.
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chlo|ro|a|ce|tic acid
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tri|chlo|ro|a|ce|tic acid — «try KLR oh uh SEE tihk, SEHT ihk; KLOHR », a colorless, crystalline acid with a pungent odor, used in medicine as an astringent, in organic synthesis, and as a herbicide. Formula: C2HO2Cl3 … Useful english dictionary
trichloroacetic acid — Used as an astringent antiseptic in 1–5% solution or as an escharotic for venereal and other warts; a widely used protein precipitant. * * * tri·chlo·ro·ace·tic acid .trī .klōr ō ə .sēt ik , .klȯr also tri·chlor·ace·tic acid .klōr ə .sēt ik n a… … Medical dictionary
chloroacetic acid — An acetic acid in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by chlorine. According to the number of atoms so displaced the acid is called monochloroacetic (chloroacetic), dichloroacetic, or trichloroacetic. SYN: chloracetic acid. * * * … Medical dictionary
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid — 2,4 di·chlo·ro·phen·oxy·ace·tic acid also di·chlo·ro·phen·oxy·ace·tic acid (.tü .fōr ).dī .klōr ō (.)fen .äk sē ə .sēt ik , (.tü .fȯr ), .klȯr n 2,4 D … Medical dictionary
monochloroacetic acid — mono·chlo·ro·ace·tic acid .klōr ō ə .sēt ik also mono·chlor·ace·tic acid .klōr ə .sēt ik n a crystalline acid C2H3ClO2 obtained by direct chlorination of acetic acid and used in organic synthesis (as of dyes, coumarin, pharmaceuticals, weed… … Medical dictionary
trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — tri·chlo·ro·phen·oxy·ace·tic acid ( )tri klōr ō fə .näk sē ə .sēt ik , .klȯr n 2,4,5 T … Medical dictionary
trichloroacetic acid — tri•chlo′ro•a•ce′tic ac′id [[t]traɪˈklɔr oʊ əˈsi tɪk, ˈsɛt ɪk, ˈkloʊr , ˌklɔr , ˌkloʊr [/t]] n. chem. a toxic compound, C2HCl3O2, used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and other chemicals, and as a reagent for the detection of… … From formal English to slang
dichloroacetic acid — di·chlo·ro·ace·tic ac·id (di klor″o ə seґtik) acetic acid with two of its three hydrogen ions exchanged for chlorine atoms; it is a strong organic acid and is used as a protein precipitant in clinical chemistry … Medical dictionary
24-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid — 2,4 di·chlo·ro·phen·oxy·ace·tic ac·id (di klor″o fən ok″se ə seґtic) 2,4 D … Medical dictionary
245-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — 2,4,5 tri·chlo·ro·phen·oxy·ace·tic ac·id (tri klor″o fən ok″se ə seґtik) 2,4,5 T … Medical dictionary
