benzoic acid
noun
Examples of benzoic acid in a Sentence
Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2023
This scrub contains benzoic acid, which is known to cause skin irritation for some.
—Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
The team found that the pure epinephrine samples only returned 87 percent pure—the other 13 percent had turned into poisonous benzoic acid derivatives.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023
Once absorbed into the skin, benzoyl peroxide is converted into benzoic acid.
—Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 28 Jan. 2023
According to the company’s website, Juul pods contain only four ingredients: nicotine, and the additives propylene glycol, glycerine, and benzoic acid, which serve as thickeners and preservatives.
—Chris Roberts, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2021
The health effects of nicotine as a salt with benzoic acid is also relatively unknown.
—Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2019
Juul uses benzoic acid, though their patent covers a wide range of other acids as well.
—Rachel Becker, The Verge, 21 Nov. 2018
Further, Zeichner says that ingredients like propylene glycol, benzene, benzoic acid, and chlorhexidine can potentially cause irritation and even allergic contact dermatitis.
—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018
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International Scientific Vocabulary, from benzoin
1791, in the meaning defined above
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