Meaning Of The Word Benzoin
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Benzoin Meaning
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benzoin in American English
a balsamic resin obtained from certain tropical Asiatic trees (genus Styrax of the storax family) and used in medicine and perfumery and as incense benzoin in American English 1 noun: a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, esp. S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine in benzoin in American English 2 noun: a white, slightly water-soluble powder, C14H12 O2, derived by the condensation of benzaldehyde in the presence of potassium cyanide, and used in organic synthesis benzoin in British English noun: a gum resin containing benzoic acid, obtained from various trees of the genus Styrax, esp S. benzoin of Java and Sumatra, and used in ointments, perfume, etc |
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