Phthalin
Pronunciation : Phthal"in
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A colorless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthale?n, into which it is easily converted by oxidation; hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the type.
(Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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