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benzo'ic ac'id

Chem., Pharm.
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C₇H₆O₂, usually derived from benzoin or other balsams, or synthesized from phthalic acid or toluene: used chiefly as a preservative, in the synthesis of dyes, and in medicine as a germicide. Also called benzenecarboxylic acid, phenylformic acid.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

benzoic

benzoic aldehyde

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