"phthalic" Definition

  1. a. Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances.

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Position in dictionary: 73952 of 111710 words.
Word Type: a.,
Words that start with "phthalic": 1
Words that end with "phthalic": 3
Words that contain "phthalic": 3
Next words in dictionary: phthalide, phthalimide, phthalin, phthalyl, phthiriasis, phthisic, phthisical, phthisicky, phthisiology, phthisipneumonia
Previous words in dictionary: phthalein, phthalate, phrygian, phryganeides, phryganeid, phrentic, phrensy, phrensied, phrenosin, phrenomagnetism

English Dictionary Definition of phthalic

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