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phthalate.

Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈ(f)θa.leɪt/UK/ˈ(f)θæ.leɪt/US
  1. Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid.

Where this word comes from

From phthal(ic) + -ate (“salt or ester”), short for obsolete naphthalic acid, from naphthalene.

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