Medical Dictionary
monochloroacetic acid
noun mono·chlo·ro·ace·tic acid \-ˌklōr-ō-ə-ˌsēt-ik-\
Medical Definition of MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID
: a crystalline acid C2H3ClO2 obtained by direct chlorination of acetic acid and used in organic synthesis (as of dyes, coumarin, pharmaceuticals, weed killers, insecticides, and cosmetics)—called also chloroacetic acid; compare trichloroacetic acid
Variants of MONOCHLOROACETIC ACID
mono·chlo·ro·ace·tic acid also mono·chlor·ace·tic acid \-ˌklōr-ə-ˌsēt-ik-\
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