perchlorobenzoic acid
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]per- + chloro- + benzoic acid
Noun
[edit]perchlorobenzoic acid (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.
- (organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric chloro- derivatives of perbenzoic acid; especially m-perchlorobenzoic acid (mPCBA) which is used as an oxidizing agent.