PHENOLPHTHALEIN


Meaning of PHENOLPHTHALEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfē-n ə l-ˈtha-lē-ən, -ˈtha-ˌlēn, -ˈthā- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phenol + phthalein any of various xanthene dyes, from phthalic acid

Date: 1875

: a white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C 20 H 14 O 4 used in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids and in medicine as a laxative

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