TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID


Meaning of TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID in English

/truy klawr"oh feuh nok'see euh see"tik, -set"ik, -klohr"-, -klawr'-, -klohr'-/ , Chem.

a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds. Also called 2,4,5-T .

[ TRI- + CHLORO- 2 + PHEN- + OXY- 2 + ACETIC ACID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .