Propylparaben
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The n-propyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as a preservative. uncountable
"Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI."
Example
More examples"Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI."
Etymology
From propyl + paraben.
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