trichloroacetic acid

English

Noun

trichloroacetic acid (uncountable)

  2. (organic chemistry) The chlorinated derivative of acetic acid CCl3-COOH used as a herbicide and topical antiseptic.
    Alternative form: TCA (initialism)
    Hypernyms: acid < compound, substance, material
    Coordinate term: trichloroacetate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
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