PHENOLPHTHALEIN


Meaning of PHENOLPHTHALEIN in English

/fee'nawl thal"een, -ee in, -fthal"-, -nol-/ , n. Chem., Pharm.

a white, crystalline compound, C 20 H 14 O 4 , used as an indicator in acid-base titration and as a laxative.

[ 1870-75; PHENOL + PHTHALEIN ]

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