perchlorobenzoic acid
Meanings
noun
- The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
- Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.
Word forms
Etymology
From per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.
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