BENZOIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does benzoic acid mean? 

• BENZOIC ACID (noun)
  The noun BENZOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline solid occurring in many resins

  Familiarity information: BENZOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENZOIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white crystalline solid occurring in many resins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("benzoic acid" is a kind of...):

carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)

 Context examples 

In the presence of moisture, its hydrolyzed vapors (benzoic acid and hydrochloric acid) are highly irritating to the skin and mucous membranes in humans.

(Benzotrichloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The lithium salt form of benzoic acid with diuretic and urinary antiseptic activity.

(Lithium Benzoate, NCI Thesaurus)

An acyl glycine produced by the conjugation of benzoic acid and glycine, found as a normal component in urine as a metabolite of aromatic compounds from food.

(Hippuric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, this agent is metabolized by the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) into the active carboxylic acid metabolite benzoic acid dimethane sulfonate (BA), which further contributes to its alkylating activity.

(Benzaldehyde Dimethane Sulfonate, NCI Thesaurus)