phthalin

P3H4T1H4A1L1I1N1

noun

A colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.

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Meanings

nounphthalin (countable and uncountable, plural phthalins)

plural phthalins

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

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