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Meaning of 'phthalide' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phthalide [ n.]
- A lactone obtained by reduction of phthalyl chloride, as a white crystalline substance; hence, by extension, any one of the series of which phthalide proper is the type.

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phthalate phthalein phthalic phthalimide phthalin phthalyl phthiriasis phthisic phthisical phthisicky

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