chloromercuribenzoate

noun

Any salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB)

Scrabble 41

Meanings

nounchloromercuribenzoate (plural chloromercuribenzoates)

plural chloromercuribenzoates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of a chloromercuribenzoic acid, but especially of p-chloromercuribenzoic acid (PCMB)
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