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Terephthalic
Terˊeph-thal′ic
,Adj.
[
Tere
bene + phthalic
.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; – called also
paraphthalic acid
. Cf. Phthalic
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terephthalic
terephthalic
English
Adjective
terephthalic (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives