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