TEREPHTHALIC ACID


Meaning of TEREPHTHALIC ACID in English

/ter"ef thal"ik, ter'-/ , Chem.

a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the para isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and textile fibers.

[ 1855-60; TERE(BIC) + PHTHALIC ]

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