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ACID HALIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Organic compounds containing the group -COX where X is a halogen atom
Synonyms:
acid halide; acyl halide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("acid halide" is a kind of...):
organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acid halide"):
acetyl chloride; ethanoyl chloride (colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor)
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