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sodium benzoate

noun Chemistry, Pharmacology.

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.

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Origin of sodium benzoate

First recorded in 1895–1900
Also called benzoate of soda.
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British Dictionary definitions for benzoate of soda

sodium benzoate

noun

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)NaAlso called: benzoate of soda
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for benzoate of soda

sodium benzoate

n.

The sodium salt of benzoic acid, used as a food preservative, an antiseptic, and in the production of pharmaceuticals.
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