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dibutylphthalate

dibutylphthalate is the alternative form of dibutyl phthalate.

Meaning of dibutyl phthalate

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 dibutylphthalate

pluraldibutylphthalates

Origin of dibutylphthalate

From dibutyl + phthalate.

Questions about dibutylphthalate

What is dibutylphthalate the alternative form of?
Dibutylphthalate is the alternative form of dibutyl phthalate.

Words near dibutylphthalate in the dictionary

  1. dibutyl phthalate
  2. dibutyl phthalates
  3. dibutylamine
  4. dibutylamino
  5. dibutylhydroxytoluene
  6. dibutylphthalate
  7. dibutylphthalates
  8. dibutylstannylene
  9. dibutyltin
  10. dibutyltins
  11. dibutyrate

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