Definition of Phthalate

1. n. A salt of phthalic acid.

Definition of Phthalate

1. Noun. (chemistry) any salt or ester of a phthalic acid ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phthalate

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Phthalate

1. A salt of phthalic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phthalate

phrenzies
phrenzy
phrictopathic
phronesis
phronetic
phrontisteries
phrontistery
phrygana
phryganeid
phryganeides
phryganeids
phrygian cap
phrynoderma
phrynolysin
pht
phthalate (current term)
phthalate dioxygenase
phthalate ester hydrolase
phthalate oxygenase reductase
phthalates
phthalazine
phthalazines
phthalazone
phthalazones
phthalein
phthalein dyes
phthalein test
phthaleins
phthalic
phthalic acid

Literary usage of Phthalate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diagnostic Methods, Chemical, Bacteriological and Microscopical: A Text-book by Ralph Waldo Webster (1920)
"M/5 phthalate 32.95 cc M/5 HCl Dilute to 200 cc 3.0 50 cc M/5 phthalate 20.32 cc M/5 HCl Dilute to 200 cc 3.2 50 cc M/5 phthalate 14.70 cc M/5 HCl Dilute to ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1859)
"phthalate of Lime is obtained by dissolving carbonate of lime in an aqueous ... phthalate of Zinc separates as a crystalline powder on evaporating the ..."

3. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"This acid phthalate ester was resolved cla the diastereomeric quinine salts (see Table ... Prepared from 0.424 mol each of acid phthalate ester and quinine. ..."

4. University of Toronto Studies by University of Toronto (1907)
"The most reasonable explanation of the molecular weight in acetone isthat the ester is mostly dissociated into dimethyl phthalate and phthalic anhydride and ..."

5. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1888)
"sided, rhombic tablets, prisms or pyramids, which dissolve very readily in water but only slightly in alcohol. Calcium phthalate ..."

6. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"When administered in the diet, di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate increased the ... Properties Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate is a colorless liquid with a slight odor. ..."

7. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"When administered in the diet, di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate increased the incidence ... Di(2- ethylhexyl)phthalate is easily dissolved in body fluids such as ..."

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