phenolphthalein

See also: Phenolphthalein and phenol phthalein

English

Etymology

phenol +‎ phthalein

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /finɔlˈfθælin/

Noun

phenolphthalein (countable and uncountable, plural phenolphthaleins)

(chemistry) A quinone derivative used as a pH indicator, and once used as a laxative

Translations

pH indicator

Chinese:
Cantonese: 酚酞 (fan¹ taai³)

Mandarin: 酚酞 (zh) (fēntài)
Dutch: fenolftaleïne f
French: phénolphtaléine (fr) f

German: Phenolphthalein (de) n
Irish: feanóltailéin f
Maori: penopeirini
Polish: fenoloftaleina f
Spanish: fenolftaleína f

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