- sodium benzoate
- nouna white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic• Syn: ↑benzoate of soda• Hypernyms: ↑benzoate
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noun: a crystalline or granular salt C6H5COONa used chiefly as a food preservative* * *
Chem., Pharm.a white, crystalline or granular, water-soluble powder, C7H5NaO2, used chiefly as a food preservative and antifungal agent, and in diagnostic tests of liver function. Also called benzoate of soda.[1895-1900]* * *
sodium benzoate nounA compound used as an antiseptic and as a food preservative• • •Main Entry: ↑sodium* * *
sodium benzoate,a white crystalline or powdery salt of benzoic acid, used especially to preserve food and in medicine as an antiseptic. Formula: C7H5NaO2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.