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phenol phthalein

phenol phthalein is the alternative form of phenolphthalein.

Meaning of phenolphthalein

Noun

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

  1. A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C₂₀H₁₄O₄ used in medicine as a laxative and in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids.
    • After transfering the acid to a 150-mL Erlenmeyer flask, add 60 mL of deionized water and 2 drops of phenolphthalein.

Questions about phenol phthalein

What is phenol phthalein the alternative form of?
Phenol phthalein is the alternative form of phenolphthalein.

Words near phenol phthalein in the dictionary

  1. phenol
  2. phenol formaldehyde resin
  3. phenol formaldehyde resins
  4. phenol oxidase
  5. phenol oxidases
  6. phenol phthalein
  7. phenol red
  8. phenolamide
  9. phenolamides
  10. phenolamine
  11. phenolamines

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