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Definitions for Benzoin

[1] Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin . a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
[2] Also called benjamin, benjamin-bush. any plant belonging to the genus Lindera (Benzoin ), of the laurel family, including the spicebush and similar aromatic plants.
[3] a white, slightly water-soluble powder, C14 H12 O2 , derived by the condensation of benzaldehyde in the presence of potassium cyanide, and used in organic synthesis.
[4] Also called: benjamin a gum resin containing benzoic acid, obtained from various trees of the genus Styrax , esp S. benzoin of Java and Sumatra, and used in ointments, perfume, etc
[5] a white or yellowish crystalline compound with a camphor-like odour used as an antiseptic and flavouring; 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone. Formula: C 6 H 5 CHOHCOC 6 H 5
[6] any lauraceous aromatic shrub or tree of the genus Lindera , esp L. benzoin (spicebush)

Words nearby Benzoin

benzodiazepine, benzofuran, benzoglyoxaline, benzoic, benzoic acid, benzoin, benzol, benzonatate, benzonitrile, benzophenone, benzopyrene

Origin of Benzoin

2benzo- + -in2

Word origin for Benzoin

C16: from French benjoin , from Old Catalan benjui , from Arabic lubān jāwī , literally: frankincense of Java