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oxybenzoate

oxybenzoate noun: a ketone derived from benzoate: A salt or ester derived from 6-oxo-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid.

Noun

oxybenzoate (plural oxybenzoates)

  1. A ketone derived from benzoate: A salt or ester derived from 6-oxo-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid

Forms of oxybenzoate

pluraloxybenzoates

Questions about oxybenzoate

What does oxybenzoate mean?
Oxybenzoate means a ketone derived from benzoate: A salt or ester derived from 6-oxo-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylic acid.
What part of speech is oxybenzoate?
Oxybenzoate is a noun.
What is the plural of oxybenzoate?
The plural of oxybenzoate is oxybenzoates.

Words near oxybenzoate in the dictionary

  1. oxybarbituric
  2. oxybate
  3. oxybates
  4. oxybenzene
  5. oxybenzenes
  6. oxybenzoate
  7. oxybenzoates
  8. oxybenzoic
  9. oxybenzone
  10. oxybiodegradable
  11. oxybiotic

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