acetamidobenzoate

noun

The acetamido derivative of a benzoate; deanol acetamidobenzoate is a central nervous system stimulant

OriginEnglish benzoate ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí →
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Meanings

nounacetamidobenzoate (plural acetamidobenzoates)

plural acetamidobenzoates

  1. chemistryThe acetamido derivative of a benzoate; deanol acetamidobenzoate is a central nervous system stimulant

Origin

  1. Englishacetamido
  2. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  6. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  7. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  8. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  9. Old Javanesejawa
  10. Old JavaneseJawi
  11. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  12. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  13. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  14. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  15. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  16. Catalanbenjuí
  17. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  18. Englishbenzoin
  19. Englishbenzoic
  20. Englishbenzoate
  21. Englishacetamidobenzoate

From acetamido + benzoate.

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APA

acetamidobenzoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamidobenzoate

MLA

“acetamidobenzoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamidobenzoate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetamidobenzoate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetamidobenzoate.

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