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terephthalic

terephthalic adjective: pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

terephthalic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives

Words formed from terephthalic

Phrases with terephthalic

Questions about terephthalic

What does terephthalic mean?
Terephthalic means pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is terephthalic?
Terephthalic is an adjective.

Words near terephthalic in the dictionary

  1. terephah
  2. terephthalamide
  3. terephthalamides
  4. terephthalate
  5. terephthalates
  6. terephthalic
  7. terephthalic acid
  8. terephthaloyl
  9. terephthaloyl chloride
  10. tereré
  11. tererés

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