haloacetic acids

A form of haloacetic acid — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of haloacetic acid
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