| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+...- noun
also chlor·ace·tic acid |klōr, -ȯr+...-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + acetic
: a crystalline acid ClCH 2 COOH obtained by direct chlorination of acetic acid and used in organic synthesis — called also monochloroacetic acid ; compare dichloroacetic acid , trichloroacetic acid