| benzoate | (n) any salt or ester of benzoic acid |
| benzoate of soda | (n) a white crystalline salt used as a food preservative and antiseptic, Syn. sodium benzoate |
| Benzoate | n. [ Cf. F. benzoate. ] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any salifiable base. [ 1913 Webster ] |