English Explanatory Dictionary

benzoate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any salt or ester of benzoic acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛn.zəʊ.eɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-benzoate.wav /ˈbɛn.zoʊˌeɪt/

Word forms

benzoate benzoates

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawabor.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English benzoic English -ate English benzoate From benzoic + -ate.

Derived words

acetamidobenzoate aminobenzoate bemesetron benzoated benzocaine betoxycaine bromobenzoate calcium benzoate chlorobenzoate cyanobenzoate dibenzoate fluorobenzoate hydroxybenzoate iodobenzoate iodosobenzoate monobenzoate nitrobenzoate orthobenzoate potassium benzoate sodium benzoate sulfobenzoate sulphobenzoate thiobenzoate tribenzoate

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