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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
benzoin /ˈbɛnzəʊɪn/

▶noun

1 (also gum benzoin) a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain East Asian storax trees.

2 Chemistry a crystalline aromatic ketone present in benzoin.

– origin C16: from Fr. benjoin, based on Arab. lubānjāwī ‘incense of Java’.

'benzoin' also found in these Oxford entries:

benzine - benzoic acid - friar's balsam - spicebush

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