[tere.phthal.ic acid] n [ISV terebene, mixture of terpenes from distilled turpentine + phthalic acid] (1857): a p-dicarboxylic acid that is obtained esp. by oxidation of xylene and is used chiefly in the synthesis of polyesters
TEREPHTHALIC ACID
Meaning of TEREPHTHALIC ACID in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012