běn jiǎ suān nàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
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Original source entry:

苯甲酸鈉 苯甲酸钠 [ben3 jia3 suan1 na4] /sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)/

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Other forms in these source records: 苯甲酸鈉

  • 苯
    běn

    benzene / benzol (chemistry)

  • 甲
    jiǎ

    first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / (used for an unspecified person or thing) / first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) / letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / armor plating / shell or carapace / (of the fingers or toes) nail / bladed leather or metal armor (old) / ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old) / civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bǎo jiǎ] system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

  • 酸
    suān

    sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid

  • 钠
    nà

    sodium (chemistry)

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