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Meaning of ethoxyquin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A quinoline-based antioxidant used as a food preservative and a pesticide.

uncountable

Equivalents

Svenska etoxikin

Examples

“Ethoxyquin, a synthetic antioxidant, is not generally allowed for human consumption in foods, but it is being added to animal feed and to fruits as an antiscald agent […]”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

ethoxytoluene ethoxzolamide Ethridge ethule Ethyl ethyl acetate