phthalin
[ thal-in, fthal- ]
nounChemistry.
any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
Origin of phthalin
1First recorded in 1870–75; (na)phthal(ene) + -in2
Words Nearby phthalin
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