noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbɛn.zəʊ.eɪt/
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General-American:/ˈbɛn.zoʊˌeɪt/
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any salt or ester of benzoic acid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
any salt or ester of benzoic acid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salt
Narrower terms: benzoate of soda, sodium benzoate
History
Etymology
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 *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic 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.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
benzoan
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
Finnish:
bentsoaatti
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
French:
benzoate
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
German:
Benzoat
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
Italian:
benzoato
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
Malay:
benzoat
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
Polish:
benzoesan
— salt or ester of benzoic acid
Portuguese:
benzoato
— salt or ester of benzoic acid