phenolsulfonephthalein

[ fee-nawl-suhl-fohn-thal-een, -ee-in, -fthal-, -nol- ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C19H14O5S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.

Origin of phenolsulfonephthalein

1
  • Also called phenol red .

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