phenolphthalein

See also: Phenolphthalein and phenol phthalein

English

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/, /ˌfi.nl̩ˈθeɪˌlin/

Noun

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

(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.