Definition for BEN-ZO'IC

BEN-ZO'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, and its odor slightly aromatic. – Thomson.

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