[
US
/ˌfɛnɑɫfˈθeɪɫən, ˌfinɑɫfˈθeɪɫən/
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NOUN
- 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
How To Use phenolphthalein In A Sentence
- The FDA's analysis found ingredients including sibutramine (a controlled substance and the active ingredient in the prescription drug Meridia), rimonabant (a drug not approved for marketing in the United States), phenytoin (an anti-seizure medication) and phenolphthalein (a chemical solution and laxative used in experiments and a suspected cancer-causing agent). FDA finds contaminants in weight-loss pills
- Acid calibration potassium hydroxide, to phenolphthalein as indicator.
- The non-osmotic laxatives, phenolphthalein and senna, partly act by stimulating secretory mechanisms in the intestine.
- Methods A cathartic colon animal modal was established using rhubarb and phenolphthalein in rats.
- The non-osmotic laxatives, phenolphthalein and senna, partly act by stimulating secretory mechanisms in the intestine.
- The maintenance phase consisted of ‘Agarol’ (active ingredients: liquid paraffin, phenolphthalein, benzoic acid, and sorbic acid) 5-30 ml once or twice daily, senna granules, or bisacodyl tablets.
- In fact, one popular laxative ingredient was taken off the market because scientists found ‘clear evidence of carcinogenic activity’ in laboratory animals exposed to phenolphthalein.
- The listing is based on findings from feeding studies of phenolphthalein that caused cancer in multiple organs in multiple species of experimental animals.
- I have therefore developed the determination of the carboxyl group by acidimetry by using phenolphthalein as indicator; I have further elaborated the determination of the methoxy and methylimide groups. Fritz Pregl - Nobel Lecture
- I have therefore developed the determination of the carboxyl group by acidimetry by using phenolphthalein as indicator; I have further elaborated the determination of the methoxy and methylimide groups. Fritz Pregl - Nobel Lecture