Meanings
adjectiveaminobenzoic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to aminobenzoic acid or its derivatives
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzoic
- Englishaminobenzoic
From amino- + benzoic.
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APA
aminobenzoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminobenzoic
MLA
“aminobenzoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminobenzoic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminobenzoic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminobenzoic.
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