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benzoin

ben·zo·in [ bénzō in, bén zòyn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
toxic white solid: a toxic white crystalline solid occurring in natural resins or manufactured synthetically. Use: medications, perfumes, incense. C14H12O2

[Mid-16th century. Via French benjoin< Arabic lubānjāwī "incense from Sumatra"]
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