Definitions
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- noun organic chemistry Any
salt orester ofbromoacetic acid
Etymologies
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bromo- + acetate
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Examples
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The entire lab stank from chemicals in unvented storage cabinets, and became lachrymatory when reactions using excess ethyl bromoacetate had to be worked up outside the hood.
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