PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does para aminobenzoic acid mean? 

• PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID (noun)
  The noun PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers

  Familiarity information: PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARA AMINOBENZOIC ACID (noun)

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Meaning:

A metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

PABA; para aminobenzoic acid

Hypernyms ("para aminobenzoic acid" is a kind of...):

acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)

Holonyms ("para aminobenzoic acid" is a substance of...):

sun blocker; sunblock; sunscreen (a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn)