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trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

[ trahy-klawr-oh-fuh-nok-see-uh-see-tik, -set-ik, -klohr-, -klawr-, -klohr- ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.


trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

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noun

  1. an insoluble crystalline solid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It is a plant hormone and is used as a weedkiller. Formula: C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 Also called2,4,5-T
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Sure enough, there’s plenty dichlorophenoxyacetic acid as well as trichlorophenoxyacetic acid stocked in the lab.

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