Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. chemistry any salt or ester of a phthalic acid
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Chem.) A salt of phthalic acid.
Examples
“Dibutyl phthalate is not a poison; it is an irritant.”
“The best treatment for any exposure to dibutyl phthalate is water.”
“We're talking about chemicals John called phthalate and they're what makes plastic bendy, so they're in all sorts of products.”
“One was a phthalate, which is a controversial chemical found in many plastics and other materials and that might harm to the hormone balance in humans.”
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“The small study in a German hospital suggests a chemical known as a phthalate, used in some intravenous feeding bags and tubing, may raise preemies 'chances for liver damage.”
“Phthalate 4,5-dioxygenase 1.14.12.7 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.12.7 Systematic name phthalate, NADH: oxygen oxidoreductase (4,5-hydroxylating) Recommended name phthalate”
“percent of a kind of phthalate that has been permanently banned, as well as another 9.8”
“Friends of the Earth claims that classroom dust containing microscopic plasticizers is a proxy for the release of phthalate outgasses aka, offgasses; vapors slow released from soft plastic that campaigners claim causes everything from coughs to cancer but there's no scientific evidence that outgasses are dangerous.”
“Up until recently, most conventional nail polishes found on store shelves offered up a noxious ingredient list of substances including the "toxic trio," formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phthalate, or DBP.”
The Huffington Post: Organic Authority.com: How Toxic Is Your Nail Polish Really?
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘phthalate’.
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Gesundheit
Words that sound like sneezes
zucchini, zoology, wysiwyg, woodchuck, withhold, wichita, vacuum, twelfth, syzygy, synchronous, swatch, supersede and 120 more...
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phth
Words with that sequence of letters
phthalo, phthalate, apophthegm, phthalocyanine, naphtha, phthor, phthisic, diphtheria, ophthalmologist, exophthalmia, diphthong, phthongometer and 52 more...
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the omnibus
preponderance, idioglossia, acumen, heteronym, flux, anacoluthon, metonymy, impetus, constellation, exegesis, revelatory, cloistered and 877 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, P
pellucid, pertain, pampas, prate, pinecone, philistine, pantocrator, papaverine, postmeridian, potlatch, pharology, pinniped and 622 more...
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How to Spell Plththththth
Synonyms, as well as creative spelling suggestions, are welcome.
plththththth, raspberry, bronx cheer, pllllllllllllllll..., nyah nyah, neener, nanny nanny boo boo, pbpbpbpbpb, neener neener neener, joe btfsplk, snap, btlhtlhlthltlhlth... and 5 more...
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They Stumble Off The Tongue
Words that are painful to say. The English language was meant to flow, and these words deserve exile. A complement to the list They Roll Off The Tongue.
interrobang, viviparous, irredentist, hypotension, betelgeuse, hough, infrared, ghoti, gloucester, colonel, oases, aposiopesis and 18 more...
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skipvia's Words
syzygy, egg, lossy, catharsis, impuissance, truckle, obsequious, sequoia, sonot khazoot, alizarin, sepulchre, klister and 434 more...
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Say What?
Words for which the pronunciation is not immediately obvious.
phthalo, chthonic, cwm, iron, phlegmy, queue, cerulean, apophthegm, awry, myrrh, ewe, gouache and 11 more...
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Silent P
ptarmigan, pneumonia, psylla, psychic, pfeffernuss, pfennig, pterodactyl, psalm, pseudonym, ptolemaic, psyche, pfui teufel and 26 more...
Tweets
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skipvia It is silent (ˈtha-ˌl�?t), but it's more fun to say when you try and work it in. Oct 17, 2007
seanahan So, the ph is silent? Oct 17, 2007
reesetee *wipes face* Oct 16, 2007
skipvia I like words that start off with a raspberry. Oct 16, 2007
chained_bear Wow. Cool word.
I know it doesn't quite belong, but I'm putting it on my "How to Spell Plththththth" list anyhow. Oct 16, 2007