Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun para_aminobenzoic_acid

1 sense of para aminobenzoic acid

Sense 1
para aminobenzoic acid, PABA -- (a metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers)
       => 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)