dichloroacetic acid
English
editNoun
editdichloroacetic 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
editCoordinate 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)