benzyl benzoate

American  

noun

Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, faintly aromatic liquid, C 14 H 12 O 2 , used chiefly as a fixative and solvent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.

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Etymology

Origin of benzyl benzoate

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

"There aren't any of the ones they prescribed him, Benzyl benzoate, or the other one for itching too that used to be in all the pharmacies," said Rodriguez, buying medicinal plants at a shop on a commercial boulevard in Central Havana.

From Reuters

Benzyl benzoate has been used recently to reduce the high blood pressure of hypertension.

From Project Gutenberg

In recent years dermatologists have been curing itchers with benzyl benzoate, which causes less rash.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are now experimenting with a concoction of DDT, benzyl benzoate to kill the mites and a secret ingredient which kills the eggs, in the skin-deep burrows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such perfumes are known as "fixing agents" or "fixateurs," and among the most important of these may be mentioned musk, both natural and artificial, civet, the oils of Peru balsam, sandalwood, and patchouli, and benzyl benzoate.

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