phthalic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of phthalic
First recorded in 1855–60; (na)phthal(ene) + -ic
Example Sentences
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But, said Wuest, in thalidomide the structural combination of glutamic and phthalic acids is most unusual.
From Time Magazine Archive
A notable example is provided by the phthaleins, which result by the condensation of phthalic anhydride with phenols.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various
One of these compounds, phthalic acid, is obtained from naphthalene, and the other, resorcin or resorcinol, is prepared from benzene.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola
Resorcinol is a phenolic derivative of benzene containing two hydroxyl groups; it is therefore related to phenol in the same way that diamidobenzene is related to aniline or phthalic acid to benzoic acid.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola
Three isomeric phthalic acids are known, but only one of these is of use in the present branch of manufacture.
From Coal and What We Get from It by Raphael Meldola
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