haloacetic acid
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
halo- + acetic acid
Noun[edit]
haloacetic acid (countable and uncountable, plural haloacetic acids)
- (chemistry) Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.