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para-aminobenzoic acid

(par′ə ə mē′nō ben zōik, -am′ə nō′-)

a yellowish isomer of aminobenzoic acid, that is a component of folic acid, widely distributed in nature, esp. in yeast, and utilized as a vitamin by organisms that synthesize folic acid: it absorbs ultraviolet light and is used in suntan lotions

Origin: para- + amino- + benzoic

See para-aminobenzoic acid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
PABA.

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