Phthalate Definition

thălāt, fthăl-, thālāt, fthā-
phthalates
noun
A salt of phthalic acid containing the divalent, negative radical C6H4(COO)2
Webster's New World
An uncharged ester of this acid.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of esters of phthalic acid that are widely used in the manufacture of plastics and as synthetic additives in perfumes and cosmetics. These chemicals have been linked to reproductive and hormonal abnormalities in animals, including humans.
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Other Word Forms of Phthalate

Noun

Singular:
phthalate
Plural:
phthalates

Origin of Phthalate

  • phthal(ic acid) –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Phthalate Sentence Examples

  • The proprietary drug " stypticin " is cotarnine hydrochloride, and " styptol " cotarnine phthalate; " antispasmin " is a sodium narceine combined with sodium salicylate, and " narcyl " narceine ethyl hydrochloride.

  • Individual phthalate esters were determined in two samples of each of these composite food groups.

  • The most abundant individual phthalate in each of the samples was DEHP.

  • One of the points at issue is that while some methods may measure phthalate migration, they do not identify the specific phthalate migration, they do not identify the specific phthalates.

  • Beware of cheaper imports on the market, these often contain banned chemicals such as dibutyl phthalate that can be very harmfull.

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Words Starting With

PPHPHT

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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