HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydroxybenzoic acid mean? 

• HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID (noun)
  The noun HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a crystalline derivative of benzoic acid

  Familiarity information: HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A crystalline derivative of benzoic acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hydroxybenzoic acid" is a kind of...):

hydroxy acid (any acid that has hydroxyl groups in addition to the hydroxyl group in the acid itself)

 Context examples 

In addition to vitamins and minerals, blueberries are rich in phytonutrients, such as proanthocyanidins, anthocyanins (e.g. malvidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin, cyanidin, petunidin, and peonidin), hydroxycinnamic acids, hydroxybenzoic acids, pterostilbene, resveratrol, and flavonols (e.g. kaempferol, quercetin and myricetin).

(Blueberry Powder Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)