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Definition of Benzoic acid
1. Noun. A white crystalline solid occurring in many resins.
Generic synonyms: Carboxylic Acid
Definition of Benzoic acid
1. Noun. (organic compound) A white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications. ¹
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Medical Definition of Benzoic acid
1. C6H5COOH;occurs naturally in gum benzoin; it is used as a food preservative, locally as a fungistatic, and orally as an antiseptic, diuretic, and expectorant. It is excreted rapidly as hippuric acid. Synonym: benzoyl hydrate, flowers of benzoin. (05 Mar 2000)
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