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benzalkonium chloride
benzanthrone
benzathine penicillin
Benzedrine
benzene
benzene ring
benzine
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benzoate
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benzodiazepine
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benzoate
benzoate [ bénzō ayt, bénzōit ] (plural benzoates)


noun 
Definition:
 
salt or ester of benzoic acid: a salt or ester of benzoic acid. Benzoates contain the group C6H5COO- or the ion C6H5COO-.
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