/meth'euhl par"euh ben'/ , n. Chem.
a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
[ METHYL- + PARA- + BEN(ZOIC ACID) ]
/meth'euhl par"euh ben'/ , n. Chem.
a fine, white, needlelike substance, C 8 H 8 O 3 , used chiefly as a preservative in foods and pharmaceuticals.
[ METHYL- + PARA- + BEN(ZOIC ACID) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012