"paraben" meaning in All languages combined

See paraben on Wiktionary

Verb [Asturian]

Head templates: {{head|ast|verb form}} paraben
  1. third-person plural imperfect preterite indicative of parar Tags: form-of, imperfect, indicative, plural, preterite, third-person Form of: parar
    Sense id: en-paraben-ast-verb-qg7496ft Categories (other): Asturian entries with incorrect language header

Noun [English]

Forms: parabens [plural]
Etymology: From para- hydroxybenzoate. Etymology templates: {{m|en|para-}} para-, {{m|en|hydroxybenzoate}} hydroxybenzoate Head templates: {{en-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
    Sense id: en-paraben-en-noun-ZwAH27J2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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