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chlo'roace'tic ac'id
a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble powder, C
2H
3ClO
2, usually derived from acetic acid by chlorination: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and other organic compounds.
Also,chloracetic acid.Also called
monochloroacetic acid. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.