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Phthalimide
Phthal′i-mide
,Noun.
[
Phthal
ic + imide
.] (Chem.)
An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
C6H4.(CO)2NH
, which has itself (like succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts. Cf. Imido acid
, under Imido
. Definition 2024
phthalimide
phthalimide
English
Noun
phthalimide (plural phthalimides)
- (organic chemistry) The imide of phthalic acid; it is used in the manufacture of some plastics