dibutylphthalate

A form of dibutyl phthalate — The organic compound with chemical formula C₁₆H₂₂O₄, used as a plasticizer and ectoparasiticide.

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Meanings

noundibutylphthalate (countable and uncountable, plural dibutylphthalates)

plural dibutylphthalates

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of dibutyl phthalate.

    We present new viscosity and equation of state (EoS) results extending to high pressures for o-terphenyl, salol, and dibutylphthalate.

    2016, R. Casalini, S.S. Bair, C.M. Roland, “Density Scaling and Decoupling in o-Terphenyl, Salol, and Dibutyphthalate”, in arXiv

Origin

From dibutyl + phthalate.

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