Definition of Benzoate

1. Noun. Any salt or ester of benzoic acid.

Specialized synonyms: Benzoate Of Soda, Sodium Benzoate
Generic synonyms: Salt

Definition of Benzoate

1. n. A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base.

Definition of Benzoate

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of benzoic acid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Benzoate

1. a chemical salt [n -S]

Medical Definition of Benzoate

1. A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base. Origin: Cf. F. Benzoate. (06 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Benzoate

benziodarone
benziodoxol
benziodoxole
benziodoxols
benzisothiazole
benzisothiazoles
benzisothiazolinone
benzisoxazole
benzisoxazoles
benznidazole
benzo
benzo(a)pyrene
benzo-
benzoapyrene
benzoapyrenes
benzoate (current term)
benzoate coenzyme A ligase
benzoate of soda
benzoate synthase
benzoated
benzoates
benzobarbital
benzocaine
benzocaines
benzoctamine
benzocyclic
benzocycloheptene
benzocycloheptenes
benzodiazepine
benzodiazepines

Literary usage of Benzoate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Outlines of a Dictionary of Solubilities of Chemical Substances by Frank Humphreys Storer (1864)
"benzoate OF PALLADIUM. Somewhat soluble in water. (Hisinger.) benzoate OF PHENYL ... benzoate OF PLATINUM. Sparingly soluble in water. Insoluble in alcohol. ..."

2. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"It is not affected by ammonia or by concentrated baryta-water. — 5. Distilled with caustic potash, it yields benzoate of potash and ..."

3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1879)
"Hoffmann and Klebs have both seen good results from the benzoate in erysipelas. ... Of other affections in which the benzoate has appeared to be useful, ..."

4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"benzoate of ethyl is u colourless oil, with a pleasant aromatic smell, and a pungent taste; boils at 21'2'9° C., when tho barometer stands at 745'5 mm. ..."

5. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1922)
"BENZYL benzoate The hypothesis that the benzyl radical is responsible for the ... Benzyl benzoate and acetate were found to relax excised smooth muscle from ..."

6. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"In a few instances sodium benzoate was administered to the animals through a stomach tube, but in the majority of cases the sodium benzoate was injected ..."

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