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PHTHALIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phthalic acid mean?
• PHTHALIC ACID (noun)
The noun PHTHALIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes
Familiarity information: PHTHALIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless acid used to make dyes and perfumes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("phthalic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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