of, containing, or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin
benzoic in American English
(bɛnˈzoʊɪk)
adjective
Archaic
of or derived from benzoin
Word origin
benzoin + -ic
benzoic in American English
(benˈzouɪk)
adjective
Chemistry
of or derived from benzoin or benzoic acid
Word origin
[1785–95; benzo(in)1 + -ic]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: breakup, commando, dualism, fossilize, plateau-ic is a suffix forming adjectives from other parts of speech, occurring originally inGreek and Latin loanwords (metallic; poetic; archaic; public) and, on this model, used as an adjective-forming suffix with the particular senses“having some characteristics of” (opposed to the simple attributive use of the basenoun) (balletic; sophomoric); “in the style of” (Byronic; Miltonic); “pertaining to a family of peoples or languages” (Finnic; Semitic; Turkic)
Examples of 'benzoic' in a sentence
benzoic
Contains preservative benzoic acid - not something to put in your body regularly.
The Sun (2012)
Cranberries contain benzoic acid, a natural preservative, so they keep for several weeks in cool conditions.