"benzoic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} benzoic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) A white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH; the simplest aromatic carboxylic acid; used as a food preservative and in many other industrial applications. Wikipedia link: benzoic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Carboxylic acids Synonyms: E210 when used as a preservative Translations (white crystalline organic acid, C6H5COOH): àcid benzoic [masculine] (Catalan), 苯甲酸 (běn jiǎ suān) (Chinese Mandarin), 安息香酸 (ān xī xiāng suān) (Chinese Mandarin), kyselina benzoová [feminine] (Czech), benzoesyre [common-gender] (Danish), benzoëzuur [neuter] (Dutch), benzeencarbonzuur [neuter] (Dutch), bentsoehappo (Finnish), acide benzoïque (French), ácido benzoico [masculine] (Galician), Benzoesäure [feminine] (German), benzoesav (Hungarian), asam benzoat (Indonesian), aigéad beansóch [masculine] (Irish), aigéad beinséancarbocsaileach [masculine] (Irish), acido benzoico [masculine] (Italian), 安息香酸 (ansokukōsan) (Japanese), benzosyre [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), benzosyre [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), benzoes [masculine] (Polish), kwas benzoesowy [masculine] (Polish), ácido benzoico [masculine] (Portuguese), acid benzoic [masculine] (Romanian), бензо́йная кислота́ (benzójnaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), ácido benzoico [masculine] (Spanish), bensoesyra [common-gender] (Swedish), benzoik asit (Turkish)

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