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Definition: phthalic acid
phthalic acid
n : a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes
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Definition: Phthalic acid
Phthalic
\Phthal"ic\, a. [Naphthalene + -ic.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the
oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances.
[1913 Webster]
Phthalic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,
C6H4.(CO2H)2, analogous to benzoic acid, and employed in
the brilliant dyestuffs called the phthaleins.
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