TEREPHTHALIC ACID


Meaning of TEREPHTHALIC ACID in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary terebene, mixture of terpenes from distilled turpentine + phthalic acid Date: 1857 a p -dicarboxylic acid C 8 H 6 O 4 that is obtained especially by oxidation of xylene and is used chiefly in the synthesis of polyesters

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