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phthalin

phthalin noun: a colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.

Noun

phthalin (countable and uncountable, plural phthalins)

  1. A colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.
  2. Any of the series of which phthalin proper is the type.

Forms of phthalin

pluralphthalins

Questions about phthalin

What does phthalin mean?
Phthalin means a colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.
What part of speech is phthalin?
Phthalin is a noun.
What is the plural of phthalin?
The plural of phthalin is phthalins.

Words near phthalin in the dictionary

  1. phthalimides
  2. phthalimidine
  3. phthalimidines
  4. phthalimido
  5. phthalimidyl
  6. phthalin
  7. phthalins
  8. phthalo
  9. phthalo blue
  10. phthalo blues
  11. phthalo green

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