phthalimide

noun

phthal·​imide

(ˈ)thal+

: a crystalline weakly acidic cyclic compound C₆H₄(CO)₂NH made usually by action of ammonia on phthalic anhydride and used chiefly in the synthesis of amines and amino acids, anthranilic acid, and formerly of indigo

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary phthal- + imide

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