Butylparaben

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A paraben, the butyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as an antifungal preservative in cosmetics. uncountable

Etymology

From butyl + paraben.

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hydroxybenzoic acid

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