What is another word for paba?

Pronunciation: [pˈɑːbə] (IPA)

Synonyms for Paba:

What are the hypernyms for Paba?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    amino benzoic acid, para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), vitamin B10.

What are the hyponyms for Paba?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for paba (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Paba?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Paba

It seemed to me that I lay there for years while the paba aimed and pointed with the knife, but at last through a mist that gathered before my eyes, I saw it flash upward.
"Montezuma's Daughter"
H. Rider Haggard
Then came less pleasing information concerning the Children of the Sun, which went far to prove that the death of one evil-minded dog had not entirely purged the Lost City, and it was with harsher tones and frowning brows that Ixtli spoke of the head priest, or paba, Tlacopa the evil-minded, who had built up a powerful and dangerous sentiment against both Victo and Glady, even going so far as to declare before the holy stone of sacrifice that the Mother of Gods demanded these falsely titled Children of the Sun.
"The Lost City"
Joseph E. Badger, Jr.
Now, if the usual guards were lacking, surely it portended evil,-treachery, no doubt, at the bottom of which the paba and the 'Tzin almost certainly lurked.
"The Lost City"
Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

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