chlorobenzoate

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noun

Any chloro-derivative of a benzoate; a salt or ester of chlorobenzoic acid

OriginEnglish benzoate ← Middle French benjoin ← Catalan benjuí →
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Meanings

nounchlorobenzoate (plural chlorobenzoates)

plural chlorobenzoates

  1. chemistryAny chloro-derivative of a benzoate; a salt or ester of chlorobenzoic acid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzoic
  24. Englishbenzoate
  25. Englishchlorobenzoate

From chloro- + benzoate.

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Translations

Italian clorobenzoato
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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