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phthalaldehyde

phthalaldehyde noun: any of three isomers of the dialdehyde C₆H₄(CHO)₂ derived from a phthalic acid (but especially the "ortho" isomer).

Noun

phthalaldehyde (countable and uncountable, plural phthalaldehydes)

  1. Any of three isomers of the dialdehyde C₆H₄(CHO)₂ derived from a phthalic acid (but especially the "ortho" isomer)

Forms of phthalaldehyde

pluralphthalaldehydes

Questions about phthalaldehyde

What does phthalaldehyde mean?
Phthalaldehyde means any of three isomers of the dialdehyde C₆H₄(CHO)₂ derived from a phthalic acid (but especially the "ortho" isomer).
What part of speech is phthalaldehyde?
Phthalaldehyde is a noun.
What is the plural of phthalaldehyde?
The plural of phthalaldehyde is phthalaldehydes.

Words near phthalaldehyde in the dictionary

  1. phrynosomatid
  2. phrynosomatids
  3. PHS
  4. PhST
  5. pht
  6. phthalaldehyde
  7. phthalamide
  8. phthalate
  9. phthalates
  10. phthalazide
  11. phthalazine

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