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Meaning of haloacetic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

haloacetonitrile haloacetylene haloacid haloadamantane haloadaptation haloalcohol

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