benzoic

English

Etymology

From benzene +‎ -oic. Compare French benzoïque.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

benzoic (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• alkylbenzoic
• aminobenzoic
• benzoate
• benzoic acid
• benzoic anhydride
• bromobenzoic
• dihydroxybenzoic
• halobenzoic
• hydroxybenzoic
• iodoxybenzoic
• nitrobenzoic
• oxybenzoic
• perchlorobenzoic
• thiobenzoic
• trihydroxybenzoic

 

Related terms

• benzaldehyde
• benzoate
• benzocaine
• benzofuran
• benzol
• benzoyl

 

Translations

pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin

• Catalan: benzoic
• French: benzoïque (fr)
• Galician: benzoico
• Irish: beansóch
• Polish: benzoesowy
• Portuguese: benzoico
• Spanish: benzoico

derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives

• Catalan: benzoic
• French: benzoïque (fr)
• Galician: benzoico
• Irish: beansóch
• Italian: benzoico (it)
• Polish: benzoesowy
• Portuguese: benzoico
• Spanish: benzoico

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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)

Derived terms

• àcid benzoic

Further reading

• “benzoic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “benzoic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French benzoïque.

Adjective

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

1. benzoic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	benzoic		benzoică		benzoici	benzoice
	definite	benzoicul		benzoica		benzoicii	benzoicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	benzoic		benzoice		benzoici	benzoice
	definite	benzoicului		benzoicei		benzoicilor	benzoicelor