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parabens

parabens is the plural of paraben.

Meaning of paraben

Noun

paraben (plural parabens)

  1. Any of a group of chemicals used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, wherein the hydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by an alkyl group
    • I got breast cancer this year, and now avoid products containing parabens.2007 February 19, “Products for the Skin (1 Letter)”, in New York Times

Questions about parabens

What is parabens the plural of?
Parabens is the plural of paraben.

Words near parabens in the dictionary

  1. parabelt
  2. parabelts
  3. parabema
  4. parabemata
  5. paraben
  6. parabens
  7. parabenzoquinone
  8. parabiathlon
  9. parabicanonical
  10. parabigeminal
  11. parabike

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