trichloroacetic acid

English

Noun

trichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

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

Coordinate terms

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