benzoic acid

English

Ball-and-stick model of benzoic acid.

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

Derived terms

Translations

white crystalline organic acid, C₆H₅COOH

Catalan: àcid benzoic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 苯甲酸 (zh) (běn jiǎ suān), 安息香酸 (zh) (ān xī xiāng suān)
Czech: kyselina benzoová f
Danish: benzoesyre c
Dutch: benzoëzuur n, benzeencarbonzuur n
Finnish: bentsoehappo
French: acide benzoïque (fr)
Galician: ácido benzoico m
German: Benzoesäure (de) f
Hungarian: benzoesav (hu)
Indonesian: asam benzoat (id)
Irish: aigéad beansóch m, aigéad beinséancarbocsaileach m
Italian: acido benzoico (it) m
Japanese: 安息香酸 (ja) (ansokukōsan)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: benzosyre m or f

Nynorsk: benzosyre f
Polish: benzoes m, kwas benzoesowy m
Portuguese: ácido benzoico (pt) m
Romanian: acid benzoic (ro) m
Russian: бензо́йная кислота́ (ru) f (benzójnaja kislotá)
Spanish: ácido benzoico m
Swedish: bensoesyra (sv) c
Turkish: benzoik asit

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