Meanings
adjectivephthalic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryOf, relating to, or derived from naphthalene or phthalic acid.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Shortened form of naphthalic, from naphthalene + -ic, from naphtha + -al + -ene.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ftàlic
- ftàlicof or relating to naphthalene or phthalic acid
French phtalique
- phtaliqueof or relating to naphthalene or phthalic acid
Italian ftalico
- ftalicoof or relating to naphthalene or phthalic acid
Spanish ftálico
- ftálicoof or relating to naphthalene or phthalic acid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phthalic
metallicGaelicgallicphallicmalicecholalicHannibalicholoprosencephalicintervocalicithyphallicnonphallicthallicunmetallic
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APA
phthalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthalic
MLA
“phthalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthalic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phthalic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthalic.
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