Meanings
nounorthobenzoate (plural orthobenzoates)
plural orthobenzoates
- chemistryAny orthoester, formally derived from benzoic acid, of general formula C₆H₅-C(OR)₃
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
- Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
- Englishortho-
- 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
- Englishbenzoate
- Englishorthobenzoate
From ortho- + benzoate.
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APA
orthobenzoate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthobenzoate
MLA
“orthobenzoate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthobenzoate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthobenzoate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthobenzoate.
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