"phthalate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈ(f)θaleɪt/ [UK], /ˈ(f)θælɪt/ [UK] Forms: phthalates [plural]
Rhymes: -ælɪt Etymology: From phthal(ic) + -ate (“salt or ester”), short for obsolete naphthalic acid, from naphthalene. Etymology templates: {{af|en|phthalic|-ate|alt1=phthal(ic)|id2=chemical|t2=salt or ester}} phthal(ic) + -ate (“salt or ester”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phthalate (plural phthalates)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Derived forms: di-2-ethylhexylphlatate (alt: DEHP), dibutyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate, di-isodecyl phthalate (alt: DIDP), diisononyl phthalate, di-isononyl phthalate (alt: DINP), di-n-octyl phthalate (alt: DNOP), dioctyl phthalate, glycerine phthalate Translations (salt or ester): ftalaat (Afrikaans), 鄰苯二甲酸酯 /邻苯二甲酸酯 (Chinese Mandarin), ftalaat [neuter] (Dutch), ftalaatti (Finnish), phtalate [masculine] (French), Phthalat [neuter] (German), व्युत्तैलीय (vyuttailīya) (Hindi), ftalát (Hungarian), ftalato [masculine] (Italian), ftalat (Malay), ftalan [masculine] (Polish), ftalato [masculine] (Portuguese), ftalato [masculine] (Spanish), ftalat [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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