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cresolphthalein

cresolphthalein noun: a derivative of phenolphthalein used as a pH indicator.

Noun

cresolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural cresolphthaleins)

  1. A derivative of phenolphthalein used as a pH indicator

Forms of cresolphthalein

pluralcresolphthaleins

Origin of cresolphthalein

From cresol + phthalein.

Questions about cresolphthalein

What does cresolphthalein mean?
Cresolphthalein means a derivative of phenolphthalein used as a pH indicator.
What part of speech is cresolphthalein?
Cresolphthalein is a noun.
What is the plural of cresolphthalein?
The plural of cresolphthalein is cresolphthaleins.

Words near cresolphthalein in the dictionary

  1. cresol
  2. cresolase
  3. cresolate
  4. cresolates
  5. cresolic
  6. cresolphthalein
  7. cresols
  8. Creson
  9. Cresons
  10. cresorcin
  11. cresotamide

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