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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sodium salt of benzoic acid, NaC7H5O2, used as a food preservative, an antiseptic, and an intermediate in dye manufacture and in the production of pharmaceuticals.
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- noun chemistry The sodium
salt ofbenzoic acid .
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- noun a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic
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