| NOUN | artifact | phenolphthalein | a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names |
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| Sounds | feh.naalfthey'lahn; fiy.naalfthey'lahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8. | |
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| Broader | acid-base indicator | An indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions |
| laxative | A mild cathartic | |
| Spanish | fenolftaleína | |
| Catalan | fenolftaleïna | |
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