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trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

(-fē näk′sē ə sētik, -fi-)

a trichloride derivative of phenoxy acetic acid, ClCHOCH·COOH, used as a weed killer; 2,4,5-T

Origin: tri- + chloro- + phenoxy + acetic

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