How do you pronounce phthalate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(f)θæ.leɪt/.

phthalate

/ˈ(f)θæ.leɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: phtha-late
IPA: /ˈ(f)θæ.leɪt/

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Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid.

Example Sentences

"Researchers investigating levels of phthalates in the human body, which have been linked to asthma, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and fertility issues in the past few years, were found to be nearly 35% higher in participants who had eaten out the previous day compared with those who stayed at home."
"Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI."

Etymology

From phthal(ic) + -ate (“salt or ester”), short for obsolete naphthalic acid, from naphthalene.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈ(f)θæ.leɪt/
British English: /ˈ(f)θa.leɪt/

Inflected Forms

phthalates (plural)

Derived Forms

biphthalate dibutylphthalate isophthalate polyphthalate tetraphthalate

Phrases

di-2-ethylhexylphlatate dibutyl phthalate diethyl phthalate di-isodecyl phthalate diisononyl phthalate di-isononyl phthalate di-n-octyl phthalate dioctyl phthalate