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chlo'roace'tic ac'id

a colorless, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble powder, C₂H₃ClO₂, 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.

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chloroacetic

chloroacetone

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