benzyl benzoate

noun

, Chemistry, Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, faintly aromatic liquid, C 14 H 12 O 2 , used chiefly as a fixative and solvent in the manufacture of flavorings and perfume and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of benzyl benzoate¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

"There aren't any of the ones they prescribed him, Benzyl benzoate, or the other one for itching too that used to be in all the pharmacies," said Rodriguez, buying medicinal plants at a shop on a commercial boulevard in Central Havana.

From Reuters

Benzyl benzoate has been used recently to reduce the high blood pressure of hypertension.

From Project Gutenberg

In recent years dermatologists have been curing itchers with benzyl benzoate, which causes less rash.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are now experimenting with a concoction of DDT, benzyl benzoate to kill the mites and a secret ingredient which kills the eggs, in the skin-deep burrows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Useful in carefully prescribed amounts are paregoric, codein, heroin, antipyrin, chloral hydrate, benzyl benzoate.

From Time Magazine Archive