benzoic

From benzene +‎ -oic. Compare French benzoïque.

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benzoic (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.
2. (organic chemistry) Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bənˈzɔjk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [benˈzɔjk]

benzoic (feminine benzoica, masculine plural benzoics, feminine plural benzoiques)

1. benzoic (pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin)
2. (organic chemistry) benzoic (derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives)

• àcid benzoic

• “benzoic”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “benzoic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “benzoic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “benzoic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from French benzoïque.

benzoic m or n (feminine singular benzoică, masculine plural benzoici, feminine and neuter plural benzoice)

1. benzoic