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TEREPHTHALIC
Adjective
terephthalic (not comparable)
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
Source: Wiktionary
Ter`eph*thal"ic, a. Etym: [Terebene + phthalic.] (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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