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perchlorobenzoic acid en · NOUN

Etymology

From per- + chloro- + benzoic acid.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
  2. (uncountable) Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.