Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phthalic acid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: ph-thal-ic acid
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three isomeric aromatic organic benzenedicarboxylic acids, C₆H₄(COOH)₂; especially the ortho- isomer manufactured from naphthalene, used in the synthesis of dyes, perfumes and other compounds.

Inflected Forms

phthalic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

phthalate

Phrases

isophthalic acid - meta- isomer phthalic anhydride terephthalic acid - para- isomer

Questions

What does phthalic acid mean?: Any of three isomeric aromatic organic benzenedicarboxylic acids, C₆H₄(COOH)₂; especially the ortho- isomer manufactured from naphthalene, used in the synthesis of dyes, perfumes and other compounds.

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