sodium benzoate

noun

The sodium salt of benzoic acid.

Similar
E211 when used as a preservativebenzoate of soda

Meanings

nounsodium benzoate (plural sodium benzoates)

plural sodium benzoates

  1. chemistryThe sodium salt of benzoic acid.

    Synonyms: E211 when used as a preservative

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe sodium salt of benzoic acid.

Similar
E211 when used as a preservative

More synonyms by meaning

nouna white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic

Similar
benzoate of soda
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Translations

Arabic بِنْزُوَات الصُّودِيُوم
  • بِنْزُوَات الصُّودِيُوم (binzuwāt aṣ-ṣōdiyum)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Bulgarian натриев бензоат
  • натриев бензоат (natriev benzoat)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Catalan benzoat de sodi
  • benzoat de sodithe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Chinese Mandarin 苯甲酸鈉 /苯甲酸钠
  • 苯甲酸鈉 /苯甲酸钠 (běnjiǎsuānnà)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Czech benzoan sodný, benzoát sodný
  • benzoan sodnýthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
  • benzoát sodnýthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Dutch natriumbenzoaat
  • natriumbenzoaatthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Finnish natriumbentsoaatti
  • natriumbentsoaattithe sodium salt of benzoic acid
French benzoate de sodium
  • benzoate de sodiumthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
German Natriumbenzoat
  • Natriumbenzoatthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Greek βενζοϊκό νάτριο
  • βενζοϊκό νάτριο (venzoïkó nátrio)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Hebrew סודיום בנזואט
  • סודיום בנזואטthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Hungarian nátrium-benzoát
  • nátrium-benzoátthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Italian benzoato di sodio
  • benzoato di sodiothe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Japanese 安息香酸ナトリウム
  • 安息香酸ナトリウム (ansokukōsan natoriumu)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Norwegian natriumbenzoat
  • natriumbenzoatthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Polish benzoesan sodu
  • benzoesan soduthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Portuguese benzoato de sódio
  • benzoato de sódiothe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Romanian benzoat de sodiu
  • benzoat de sodiuthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Russian бензоа́т на́трия
  • бензоа́т на́трия (benzoát nátrija)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Spanish benzoato de sodio
  • benzoato de sodiothe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Swedish natriumbensoat
  • natriumbensoatthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
Thai โซเดียมเบนโซเอท
  • โซเดียมเบนโซเอท (sohdiam bensoayt)the sodium salt of benzoic acid
Turkish sodyum benzoat
  • sodyum benzoatthe sodium salt of benzoic acid
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Chicago

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