benzoic

American

[ben-zoh-ik] / bɛnˈzoʊ ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.

of or derived from benzoin or benzoic acid.

benzoic British

/ bɛnˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

of, containing, or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin

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Etymology

Origin of benzoic

First recorded in 1785–95; benzo(in) ¹ + -ic

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Also for benzoic acid—used as a food preservative—, Lanxess is the only producer in the U.S. and a key producer in Europe, JPM says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

Similarly, a compound called benzoic acid naturally found in cranberries adds to the fruit's sourness.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

So they did all kinds of just really organic research and ended up settling on benzoic acid as the organic acid that was the most satisfying.

From The Verge ● Jun. 29, 2021

Toluene, C6H5CH3, is oxidized by air under carefully controlled conditions to benzoic acid, C6H5CO2H, which is used to prepare the food preservative sodium benzoate, C6H5CO2Na.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

In point of fact, substances present in many ordinary foodstuffs are converted within the human body first into benzoic acid and then into hippuric acid.

From Food Poisoning by Edwin Oakes Jordan

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