benzoate | (noun) any salt or ester of benzoic acid | - |
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benzocaine | (noun) a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic | Synonyms: ethyl aminobenzoate |
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benzodiazepine | (noun) any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency | - |
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benzofuran | (noun) a colorless oily compound extracted from coal tar and used in manufacturing synthetic resins | Synonyms: coumarone, cumarone |
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benzoic | (adjective) containing or derived from benzoic acid or benzoin | - |
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benzoin | (noun) gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation | Synonyms: asa dulcis, benjamin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin |
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benzol | (noun) a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly flammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds | Synonyms: benzene, benzine |
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benzoquinone | (noun) any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes | Synonyms: quinone |
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enzootic | (adjective) of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases | - |
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garbanzo | (noun) large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried | Synonyms: chickpea |
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(noun) the seed of the chickpea plant | Synonyms: chickpea |
ginzo | (noun) (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | Synonyms: dago, greaseball, Guinea, wop |
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gonzo | (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
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gorgonzola | (noun) Italian blue cheese | - |
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