terephthalic acid
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noun \ˌter-ə(f)-ˈtha-lik-\Definition of TEREPHTHALIC ACID
: a p-dicarboxylic acid C8H6O4 that is obtained especially by oxidation of xylene and is used chiefly in the synthesis of polyesters
Origin of TEREPHTHALIC ACID
International Scientific Vocabulary terebene, mixture of terpenes from distilled turpentine + phthalic acid
First Known Use: 1857
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