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benzoic_acid

benzoic acid

English

Noun

benzoic acid ‎(uncountable)

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

Synonyms

E210 when used as a preservative

Translations

white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH

Catalan: àcid benzoic m
Finnish: bentsoehappo
French: acide benzoïque (fr)
Hungarian: benzoesav (hu)
Indonesian: asam benzoat (id)
Irish: aigéad beansóch m, aigéad beinséancarbocsaileach m

Japanese: 安息香酸 ‎(ansokukōsan)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: benzosyre m, f

Nynorsk: benzosyre f
Romanian: acid benzoic (ro) m
Spanish: ácido benzoico m