Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid that have bactericidal or fungicidal properties and are therefore used as preservatives in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of a group of chemicals used as
preservatives incosmetics andpharmaceuticals , wherein thehydrogen of a parahydroxybenzene molecule is replaced by analkyl group
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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When shopping for cosmetics and personal-care products, read the ingredients labels — avoid anything that includes the words "paraben" (often used as a suffix, as in methylparaben) or "phthalate" (listed as dibutyl and diethylhexyl or just "fragrance").
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After extensive analysis of the fingerprint evidence provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, it is the finding of BIOTECH Laboratories that the age of the fingerprint evidence, shown in particular by the aging of butyl paraben on the gelatin papers containing the fingerprint evidence, predates the date of the murder of Phinnaeus Bernard III.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Butyl paraben is a fingerprint preservative used in the dry powder process that extends the life of actualized prints.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Butyl paraben is a fingerprint preservative used in the dry powder process that extends the life of actualized prints.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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After extensive analysis of the fingerprint evidence provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, it is the finding of BIOTECH Laboratories that the age of the fingerprint evidence, shown in particular by the aging of butyl paraben on the gelatin papers containing the fingerprint evidence, predates the date of the murder of Phinnaeus Bernard III.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Butyl paraben is a fingerprint preservative used in the dry powder process that extends the life of actualized prints.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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After extensive analysis of the fingerprint evidence provided by the Los Angeles Police Department, it is the finding of BIOTECH Laboratories that the age of the fingerprint evidence, shown in particular by the aging of butyl paraben on the gelatin papers containing the fingerprint evidence, predates the date of the murder of Phinnaeus Bernard III.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Researchers from the University of Reading in the UK found that virtually all -- 99 percent -- of the tissue samples collected from women participating in the study contained at least one paraben, and 60 percent of the samples contained no less than five parabens.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Study Finds Parabens in Cosmetics Linked to Breast Cancer Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Butyl paraben is a fingerprint preservative used in the dry powder process that extends the life of actualized prints.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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A. J. Harbach, b L. A. Savoyc and P. D. Darbred* "Measurement of paraben concentrations in human breast tissue at serial locations across the breast from axilla to sternum."
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Study Finds Parabens in Cosmetics Linked to Breast Cancer Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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