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Definition of Terephthalic

1. a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine; -- called also paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic.

Medical Definition of Terephthalic

1. Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained, as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of oil of turpentine. Synonym: paraphthalic acid. Cf. Phthalic. Origin: Terebene + phthalic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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