methylparaben

[meth-uh l-par-uh-ben]

noun Chemistry.

a fine, white, needlelike substance, C8H8O3, used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.

Origin of methylparaben

methyl- + para-¹ + ben(zoic acid)

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018