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so'dium ben'zoate
Chem., Pharm.
a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble powder, C
7H
5NaO
2, used chiefly as a food preservative and antifungal agent, and in diagnostic tests of liver function. Also called
benzoate of soda. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.