phenolphthalein

English

Chemical structure of phenolphthalein

Etymology

From phenol + phthalein.

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Noun

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

  1. (chemistry, pharmacology) A white or yellowish-white crystalline compound C20H14O4 used in analysis as an indicator because its solution is brilliant red in alkalies and is decolorized by acids and in medicine as a laxative.

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