phenolphthalein

See also: Phenolphthalein and phenol phthalein

English

Chemical structure of phenolphthalein

Etymology

From phenol +‎ phthalein.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfiː.nɒlˈ(f)θa.liːn/, /ˌfiː.nɒlˈ(f)θeɪ.liːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfi.nl̩ˈθæl.i.ɪn/, /ˌfi.nl̩ˈθæˌlin/

Noun

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

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

Related terms

• phenolphthalin

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: ֆենոլֆթալեին (fenolftʻalein)
• Bengali: ফেনফথ্যালিন (phenphotthalin)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 酚酞 (fan¹ taai³)

  Mandarin: 酚酞 (zh) (fēntài)

• Danish: fenolftalein
• Dutch: fenolftaleïne f
• Finnish: fenoliftaleiini (fi)
• French: phénolphtaléine (fr) f
• Georgian: ფენოლფთალეინი (penolptaleini)
• German: Phenolphthalein (de) n
• Irish: feanóltailéin f
• Japanese: フェノールフタレイン (fenōfutarein)
• Kazakh: фенолфталейн (fenolftalein)
• Korean: 페놀프탈레인 (penolpeutallein)
• Maori: penopeirini
• Persian: فنول‌فتالئین
• Polish: fenoloftaleina f
• Portuguese: fenolftaleína f
• Romanian: fenolftaleină f
• Spanish: fenolftaleína f
• Telugu: ఫినాప్తలీన్ (phināptalīn)
• Uzbek: fenolftalein
• Vietnamese: phenolphtalein

References

• “phenolphthalein”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “phenolphthalein”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.