benzoate
noun
ben·zo·ate
| \ ˈben-zə-ˌwāt
, -zō-ˌāt\
, -zō-ˌāt\
Definition of benzoate
: a salt or ester of benzoic acid
Examples of benzoate in a Sentence
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Early intervention The City of Milwaukee has been injecting ash trees on streets every other year since 2009 with an insecticide, emamectin benzoate, at a cost of $1 million a year. — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Emerald ash borer continues to decimate trees 10 years after it was discovered in Wisconsin," 25 June 2018 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Washington Post, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 18 Sep. 2017 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Washington Post, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 18 Sep. 2017 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Washington Post, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 18 Sep. 2017 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Patrick Whittle, The Seattle Times, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 17 Sep. 2017 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Patrick Whittle, The Seattle Times, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 17 Sep. 2017 Feeding fish a pesticide with the active ingredient of emamectin benzoate became the tool of choice to control lice, Carr said. — Patrick Whittle, The Seattle Times, "Any lice with that salmon? Parasite plagues global industry," 17 Sep. 2017 The employees charge that the synthetic material used in the clothes included chemicals like formaldehyde, cadmium and benzyl benzoate. — CBS News, "American Airlines workers sue maker of uniforms that allegedly caused illnesses," 28 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'benzoate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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