isophthalate

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noun

Any salt or ester of isophthalic acid

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounisophthalate (plural isophthalates)

plural isophthalates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of isophthalic acid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishphthalate
  4. Englishisophthalate

From iso- + phthalate.

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APA

isophthalate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isophthalate

MLA

“isophthalate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isophthalate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isophthalate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isophthalate.

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