English Explanatory Dictionary

haloacetic acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

Word forms

haloacetic acid haloacetic acids

Etymology

From halo- + acetic acid.

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