benzoate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛnzəʊˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ben′zō āt′, -it)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ben•zo•ate  (ben′zō āt′, -it),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
  1. Chemistrya salt or ester of benzoic acid.
  • benzo- + -ate2 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
benzoate / ˈbɛnzəʊˌeɪt -ɪt/
  1. any salt or ester of benzoic acid, containing the group C6H5COO– or the ion C6H5COO–
'benzoate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-oate - benzoate of soda - benzyl benzoate - ethyl aminobenzoate - isoamyl benzoate - procaine - sodium benzoate

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