paraben

/P ER0 AE1 B AH0 N/
noun
  1. 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

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