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Benzyl Alcohol

A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with LIDOCAINE injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring.

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): D02.033.160.100, D02.455.426.559.389.140.200.100

MeSH Unique ID: D019905

Registry Number: LKG8494WBH

Entry Terms:

  • Alcohol, Benzyl
  • Benzenemethanol

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