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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

Example Sentences

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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

What is the percent yield of a reaction that converts 1.000 kg of toluene to 1.21 kg of benzoic acid?

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The acid is a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid, viz. trihydroxybenzoic acid, and on heating it readily passes into trihydroxybenzene, which is the “pyrogallic acid” or pyrogallol familiar as a photographic developer.

From Coal and What We Get from It by Meldola, Raphael

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