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benzoic

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Adjective
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective benzoic has 1 sense

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CIDE DICTIONARY
benzoic, a. [Cf. F. benzoïque.].
     Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.  [1913 Webster]
Benzoic acid, or flowers of benzoin, a peculiar vegetable acid, C6H5.CO2H, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. -- Benzoic aldehyde, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, C6H5.CHO, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
benzoic, adj. containing or derived from benzoin or benzoic acid.

Idiom
benzoic acid a white crystalline substance used as a food preservative.
Usage
Chem. formula: C7H6O2.
Etymology
BENZOIN + -IC
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