Home › Words › P › polyphthalatepolyphthalatepolyphthalate means any polymer based of phthalate monomers.EtymologyFrom poly- + phthalate.nounAny polymer based of phthalate monomersDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.phthalate 75% match — Any salt or ester of a phthalic acid. vs polyphthalate →polyphenylene 70% match — Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide vs polyphthalate →biphthalate 70% match — Any salt of phthalic acid in which only one of the acidic hydrogen atoms has been replaced vs polyphthalate →polyester 70% match — Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds vs polyphthalate →polylactone 69% match — Any (sometimes cyclic) polymer whose monomers are hydroxy acids vs polyphthalate →polycarboxylate 69% match — Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid vs polyphthalate →polythioester 68% match — A polymer composed of thioester monomers vs polyphthalate →terephthalate 67% match — Any salt or ester of terephthalic acid. vs polyphthalate →