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Benzoin   Listen
noun
Benzoin  n.  
1.
A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.
2.
A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.
3.
(Bot.) The spicebush (Lindera benzoin).
Flowers of benzoin, benzoic acid. See under Benzoic.





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"Benzoin" Quotes from Famous Books



... possible from them in regard to the islands and peoples of these regions. "The Moros told him that they carried iron and tin from Borney, and from China porcelain, bells made of copper according to their manner, benzoin, and painted tapestry; from India pans and tempered iron pots." Among the captured Moros was the pilot, "a most experienced man who had much knowledge, not only of matters concerning these Filipinas Islands, but of those of Maluco, Borney, Malaca, Jaba, ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume II, 1521-1569 • Emma Helen Blair


Words linked to "Benzoin" :   benjamin, magnoliid dicot genus, family Lauraceae, Benzoin odoriferum, gum resin, genus Benzoin


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