benzoate

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Scrabble points: 19
Words With Friends: 21
Letters: 8

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛn.zəʊ.eɪt/

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/ˈbɛn.zəʊ.eɪt/ · /ˈbɛn.zoʊˌeɪt/

Definition of benzoate

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noun

Any salt or ester of benzoic acid.

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Etymology

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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 *zawabor.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) 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 English -ate English benzoate From benzoic + -ate.

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