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
TEREPHTHALIC ACID
Meaning of TEREPHTHALIC ACID in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012