terephthalic acid

English

Molecular structure of terephthalic acid

Etymology

Blend of terebic +‎ phthalic acid

Noun

terephthalic acid (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An aromatic dicarboxylic acid, benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, used in the manufacture of polyesters

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Translations

benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 對苯二甲酸／对苯二甲酸 (duìběn'èrjiǎsuān)
Czech: kyselina tereftalová f
Finnish: tereftaalihappo
German: Terephthalsäure (de) f
Hungarian: tereftálsav
Korean: 테레프탈산 (terepeutalsan)

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