Benzyl Alcohol

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.033.160.100 - D02.455.426.559.389.140.200.100

**Synonyms:** - Benzenemethanol