phthalate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From phthal(ic) + -ate (“salt or ester”), short for obsolete naphthalic acid, from naphthalene.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]phthalate (plural phthalates)
- (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid.
- 2018 March 29, Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian[1]:
- Researchers investigating levels of phthalates in the human body, which have been linked to asthma, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and fertility issues in the past few years, were found to be nearly 35% higher in participants who had eaten out the previous day compared with those who stayed at home.
- 2025 January 15, “FDA moves to eliminate carcinogenic Red 3 from foods”, in Center for Science in the Public Interest[2]:
- Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]salt or ester
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