isophthalic acid

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noun isophthalic acid a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers. 1
noun isophthalic acid (organic chemistry) The isomer of phthalic acid benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid used in the synthesis of polymers. 0

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; iso- + phthalic

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