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phthalein

/thal-een, -ee-in, fthal-/US // ˈθæl in, -i ɪn, ˈfθæl- //UK // (ˈθeɪliːn, -lɪɪn, ˈθæl-, ˈfθæl-) //

酞阳,酞阳县,酞阳霉素,酞阳泉

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.

Examples

  • When heated with caustic alkalis it yields dibromresorcin and dibrommonoresorcin-phthalein.

  • The phthalein on the day following the second venesection was 45 per cent in two hours.

  • The phthalein excretion is quite normal and the excretions of salt and nitrogen are also normal.