phenoxyacetic
Chemistry
adjective
phenoxyacetic acid, a colourless, crystalline, solid acid, C6H5OCH2COOH; a substituted derivative of this, especially any of various chlorinated derivatives used as herbicides.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Chemical Society.
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