phthalate
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- noun
- /ˈθæleɪt/
- Specialized
:
ftalato
- Many children's toys contain phthalates, which have raised health concerns among parents.
- phthalate metabolites
- phthalate exposure
- phthalate concentrations
So we're wearing it right, The yoga pants full of phthalates and and formaldehyde.
- So we're wearing it right, The yoga pants full of phthalates and and formaldehyde.
- And and what we found higher phthalate levels.
- It was a nine and I was horrified because the parabens and phthalates are known hormone disruptors.
- You stick a Binky in a baby's mouth, a pacifier that's a plasticizer that's got phthalates in it, that causes obesity.
- It's all of a sudden these toxic hand sanitizers that have parabens and phthalates and fragrance that are just bad for you.
- Sunscreen, lip balm, all of these have these phthalates which have been shown to increase rates of puberty or hitting puberty earlier.
- And when the introduction of phthalates, it starts with a PPTHALATESI think it's how you spell it.
Examples
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Sunscreen, lip balm, all of these have these phthalates which have been shown to increase rates of puberty or hitting puberty earlier.
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The human species was never meant to chew on plastic that contains BPA or BPS or phthalates, OK.
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Our data suggest that this substitute phthalate may not be safer than the chemical it is replacing.
Academic text (2015) -
A biological mechanism that might result in negative effects of phthalates on brain development and behavior has not been established.
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Previous studies have evaluated the migration of phthalates using different methods.
Academic text (2008) -
Our finding that prenatal phthalate exposure is associated with shorter male AGD is consistent with several earlier studies.
Academic text (2015) -
Our study identified younger children as more exposed than older children to phthalates (except MEP), cotinine, and mercury.
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But that is a surefire way to be exposed to BPA and phthalates to the most like highly hormone disrupting chemicals in existence.
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Although exposures to DnBP, BBzP, and DEHP have declined, exposures to replacement phthalates such as DiNP and DiBP have increased.
Academic text (2014) -
Manufacturers often use phthalate compounds to increase the flexibility of plastic products.
Synonyms
A chemical added to plastic to make it soft and flexible
A chemical used to make plastic bottles and fibres
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
phthalate = phthalic (opaque) = phthal + ate
The element 'phthal-' is a specialised chemical combining form and not recognizable to general learners, so the compound meaning ('salt/ester of phthalic acid') is not derivable from common vocabulary.
Etymology
Phthalate comes from the chemical name phthalic acid, and the ending -ate means 'a salt or ester'. So a phthalate is a chemical made from phthalic acid, which is why phthalates are used to make plastics softer and more flexible.