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benzoic acid

/bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zoic acid
IPA
/bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/
  • British English: /bɛnˈzəʊɪk ˈasɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

benzoic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

probenecid

Phrases

amidotrizoic acid aminobenzoic acid diatrizoic acid dihydroxybenzoic acid hydroxybenzoic acid iodoxybenzoic acid nitrobenzoic acid perchlorobenzoic acid

Synonyms

E210 when used as a preservative

Questions

How do you pronounce benzoic acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛnˈzoʊɪk ˈæsɪd/.
What does benzoic acid mean?
A white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications.

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