BENZOIC ACID


Meaning of BENZOIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ben-ˈzō-ik- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from benzoin

Date: 1791

: a white crystalline acid C 6 H 5 COOH found naturally (as in benzoin or in cranberries) or made synthetically and used especially as a preservative of foods, in medicine, and in organic synthesis

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