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benzoic

/bɛnˈzoʊɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
ben-zoic
IPA
/bɛnˈzoʊɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.

adj

Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives.

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 *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic 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 From benzoin + -ic. Compare French benzoïque.

Regional Pronunciation

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

Derived Forms

alkylbenzoic aminobenzoic benzoate bromobenzoic dihydroxybenzoic halobenzoic hydroxybenzoic iodoxybenzoic nitrobenzoic oxybenzoic perchlorobenzoic thiobenzoic

Phrases

benzoic acid benzoic anhydride

Frequently Paired Words

benzaldehyde benzoate benzocaine benzofuran benzol benzoyl

Questions

How do you pronounce benzoic?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɛnˈzoʊɪk/.
What does benzoic mean?
Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.
Where does benzoic come from?
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 *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic 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 From benzoin + -ic. Compare French benzoïque.

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