benzoic acid

UK/bɛnˈzəʊɪk ˈasɪd/UK/-æsɪd/US/bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/

noun

A white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

Similar
E210 when used as a preservative
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Meanings

nounbenzoic acid (countable and uncountable, plural benzoic acids)

plural benzoic acids

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

    Synonyms: E210 when used as a preservative

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

Similar
E210 when used as a preservative

Translations

Bulgarian бензоена киселина
  • бензоена киселина (benzoena kiselina)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Catalan àcid benzoic
  • àcid benzoicwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Chinese Mandarin 苯甲酸, 安息香酸
  • 苯甲酸 (běn jiǎ suān)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
  • 安息香酸 (ān xī xiāng suān)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Czech kyselina benzoová
  • kyselina benzoováwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Danish benzoesyre
  • benzoesyrewhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Dutch benzoëzuur, benzeencarbonzuur
  • benzoëzuurwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
  • benzeencarbonzuurwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Finnish bentsoehappo
  • bentsoehappowhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
French acide benzoïque
  • acide benzoïquewhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
German Benzoesäure
  • Benzoesäurewhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Hungarian benzoesav
  • benzoesavwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Indonesian asam benzoat
  • asam benzoatwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Irish aigéad beansóch, aigéad beinséancarbocsaileach
  • aigéad beansóchwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
  • aigéad beinséancarbocsaileachwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Italian acido benzoico
  • acido benzoicowhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Japanese 安息香酸
  • 安息香酸 (ansokukōsan)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Norwegian Bokmål benzosyre
  • benzosyrewhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Polish benzoes, kwas benzoesowy
  • benzoeswhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
  • kwas benzoesowywhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Portuguese ácido benzoico
  • ácido benzoicowhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Romanian acid benzoic
  • acid benzoicwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Russian бензо́йная кислота́
  • бензо́йная кислота́ (benzójnaja kislotá)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Slovak kyselina benzoová
  • kyselina benzoováwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Spanish ácido benzoico
  • ácido benzoicowhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Swedish bensoesyra
  • bensoesyrawhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Turkish benzoik asit
  • benzoik asitwhite crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
Ukrainian бензойна кислота
  • бензойна кислота (benzojna kyslota)white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH
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MLA

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Chicago

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