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.
Synonyms: Alcohol, Benzyl, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzenemethanol, LKG8494WBH
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98; use BENZYL ALCOHOL (NM) 1981-97 ,98; BENZYL ALCOHOL was indexed under BENZYL ALCOHOLS 1981-97 ,BENZYL ALCOHOLS also available
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D019905