ISOPHTHALIC ACID


Meaning of ISOPHTHALIC ACID in English

/uy"seuh thal"ik, uy'seuh-/ , Chem.

a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.

[ 1865-70; ISO- + PHTHALIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .