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dibutyl phthalate

dibutyl phthalate noun: the organic compound with chemical formula C₁₆H₂₂O₄, used as a plasticizer and ectoparasiticide.

Noun

dibutyl phthalate (countable and uncountable, plural dibutyl phthalates)

  1. The organic compound with chemical formula C₁₆H₂₂O₄, used as a plasticizer and ectoparasiticide.

Forms of dibutyl phthalate

pluraldibutyl phthalates
alternative formdibutylphthalate

Questions about dibutyl phthalate

What does dibutyl phthalate mean?
Dibutyl phthalate means the organic compound with chemical formula C₁₆H₂₂O₄, used as a plasticizer and ectoparasiticide.
What part of speech is dibutyl phthalate?
Dibutyl phthalate is a noun.
What is the plural of dibutyl phthalate?
The plural of dibutyl phthalate is dibutyl phthalates.

Words near dibutyl phthalate in the dictionary

  1. Dibua South
  2. dibucaine
  3. dibucaines
  4. dibutoline
  5. dibutyl
  6. dibutyl phthalate
  7. dibutyl phthalates
  8. dibutylamine
  9. dibutylamino
  10. dibutylhydroxytoluene
  11. dibutylphthalate

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