benzoin

/ben-zoh-in, -zoin, ben-zoh-in/US // ˈbɛn zoʊ ɪn, -zɔɪn, bɛnˈzoʊ ɪn //UK // (ˈbɛnzɔɪn, -zəʊɪn, bɛnˈzəʊɪn) //

安息香,苯海拉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin . a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- : Also called benjamin, benjamin-bush . any plant belonging to the genus Lindera, of the laurel family, including the spicebush and similar aromatic plants.

The spice-wood (laurus benzoin) and the pecan (carya olivformis) first occurred to-day.
Over the top is loosely spread a cheesecloth upon which a few drops of compound tincture of benzoin or eucalyptus are sprinkled.
The Styrax benzon, a native of the Indian islands, yields the resin called benzoin.
The benzoin merchant, betraying a habit acquired in a ruder society, groped vaguely at his hip.
Benzoin is used in fire-works, more for its pleasant scent than any material use for the purposes of fire.