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Wiley and his team also studied preservatives such as salicylic acid, sulfurous acid, benzoates, and copper compounds.
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Ben Baumann,
IndyStar,
5 Dec. 2025
According to the team, the trick to the shot was the combination of the crystalline contraceptive levonorgestrel and the solvent benzyl benzoate.
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Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
The ethanol used to make hand sanitizers is denatured alcohol, made unfit for human consumption by adding compounds such as denatonium benzoate, a very bitter substance with awful taste.
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Lorena Villanueva-Almanza,
The Indianapolis Star,
2 July 2020
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Ben Baumann,
IndyStar,
5 Dec. 2025
According to the team, the trick to the shot was the combination of the crystalline contraceptive levonorgestrel and the solvent benzyl benzoate.
—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
The ethanol used to make hand sanitizers is denatured alcohol, made unfit for human consumption by adding compounds such as denatonium benzoate, a very bitter substance with awful taste.
—
Lorena Villanueva-Almanza,
The Indianapolis Star,
2 July 2020
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“Benzoate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benzoate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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benzoate
noun
ben·zo·ate
ˈben-zə-ˌwāt 
: a salt or ester of benzoic acid
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