Etymology

parabanic acid

Today it means: The imidazolidinone imidazolidine-2,4,5-trione Full definition →

Ancient Greek παραβαίνω
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαραβαίνω“to pass over”
  2. English todayparabanic acid

From Ancient Greek παραβαίνω (parabaínō, “to pass over”), from βαίνω (baínō).

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