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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BENZO'IC, a. Pertaining to benzoin.
Benzoic acid, or flowers of Benzoin, is a peculiar vegetable acid, obtained from Benzoin and other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is a fine light white matter in small needles; its taste pungent and bitterish, its odor slightly aromatic.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. containing or derived from benzoin or benzoic acid. Phrases and idioms: benzoic acid a white crystalline substance used as a food preservative. Usage: Chem. formula: C7H6O2. Etymology: BENZOIN + -IC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Benzoic Ben*zo"ic (b[e^]n*z[=o]"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. benzo["i]que.] Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. Benzoic acid, or flowers of benzoin, a peculiar vegetable acid, C6H5.CO2H, obtained from benzoin, and some other balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous. Benzoic aldehyde, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde, C6H5.CHO, intermediate in composition between benzoic or benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless liquid.