Relating to a chemical compound that combines acetyl groups with benzoic acid, sometimes used in pharmaceutical preparations.
From aceto- (acetic acid) + benzoic (relating to benzoic acid, derived from benzoin resin). The term reflects the synthetic chemistry practice of fusing different organic acids together.
Benzoic acid naturally occurs in many foods as a preservative—your body encounters it in berries and yogurt—and when chemists modify it with acetyl groups, they can create compounds with entirely different medical properties.
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