haloacetic acids

/HH AE1 L OW0 S EH1 T IH0 K AE0 S AH0 D Z/
noun
  1. 1

    Any carboxylic acid in which a halogen atom takes the place of a hydrogen atom in acetic acid; a common undesirable by-product of the chlorination of drinking water.

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