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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: benzoin (0.01963 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to benzoin.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: benzoin
kemenyan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: benzoin
benzoin
n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
gum benzoin,
benjamin,
gum benjamin,
asa dulcis]
2: used in some classifications for the American spicebush and
certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
[syn:
genus Benzoin]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Benzoin
Benzoin
\Ben*zoin"\ (b[e^]n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp.
benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[=a]n-j[=a]w[=i] incense
form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first syllable being
lost. Cf.
Benjamin.]
Note: [Called also
benjamin.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A white crystalline substance,
C14H12O2, obtained from
benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Bot.) The spicebush (
Lindera benzoin).
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Flowers of benzoin, benzoic acid. See under
Benzoic.
[1913 Webster]
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