PHTHALIC ACID


Meaning of PHTHALIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtha-lik- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, short for obsolete naphthalic acid, from naphthalene

Date: 1857

: any of three isomeric acids C 8 H 6 O 4 obtained by oxidation of various benzene derivatives

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