terephthalic acid

English

Molecular structure of terephthalic acid

Etymology

Blend of terebic +‎ phthalic acid

Noun

terephthalic acid (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) An aromatic dicarboxylic acid, benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid, used in the manufacture of polyesters

Related terms

• terephthalate
• phthalic acid

Translations

benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 對苯二甲酸／对苯二甲酸 (duìběn'èrjiǎsuān)

• Czech: kyselina tereftalová f
• Finnish: tereftaalihappo
• German: Terephthalsäure (de) f
• Hungarian: tereftálsav
• Korean: 테레프탈산 (terepeutalsan)