Crossword-Solution: PHTHALIC
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Phthalic | a. | Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances. |
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| white crystalline substance used mainly in producing dyestuffs | 1 answer |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with PHTHALIC (5)
Phthalic acid also is difficult to sulphonate: the sulphonated compound treated with formaldehyde gives only water-insoluble condensation products.
Etym: [Pyrogallol + phthaleïn.] (Chem.) Defn: A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together pyrogallic and phthalic acids.
Phenol phthalein, a white or yellowish white crystalline substance made from phthalic acid and phenol.
Phthalic acid (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, C6H4.(CO2H)2, analogous to benzoic acid, and employed in the brilliant dyestuffs called the phthaleins.
Etym: [Phthalic + imide.] (Chem.) Defn: An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C6H4.(CO)2NH, which has itself (like succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts.