sodium benzoate
a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble powder, C7H5NaO2, used chiefly as a food preservative and antifungal agent, and in diagnostic tests of liver function.
Origin of sodium benzoate
1- Also called benzoate of soda.
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How to use sodium benzoate in a sentence
Caffeine, preferably in the form of caffeine-sodium-benzoate.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: | Louis Marshall Warfieldsodium benzoate, ammonium benzoate, and the salicylate of sodium are also powerful hepatic stimulants.
Benzoic acid itself, ammonium benzoate and sodium benzoate are all administered internally in doses of from five to thirty grains.
sodium benzoate cannot be relied on either as an anti-diphtheritic nor as an anti-febrile.
British Dictionary definitions for sodium benzoate
a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C 6 H 5 COO)Na: Also called: benzoate of soda
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