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sodium benzoate

n. (context chemistry English) The sodium salt of benzoic acid.

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sodium benzoate

n. a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic [syn: benzoate of soda]

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Sodium benzoate

Sodium benzoate is a substance which has the chemical formula NaCHO. It is a widely used food preservative, with an E number of E211. It is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and exists in this form when dissolved in water. It can be produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid.

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Barnum had gone out I gave Aunt Hannah an injection of caffein sodium benzoate.