dichloroacetic acid

English

Noun

dichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An analog of acetic acid in which two of the three hydrogen atoms of the methyl group are replaced by chlorine.

Synonyms

• bichloroacetic acid
• DCA

Coordinate terms

• 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)