Definition of Propionic

1. a. Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel.

Definition of Propionic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Propionic

propinyls
propiolactone
propiolactones
propiolate
propiolates
propiolic acid
propionaldehyde
propionaldehydes
propionamide
propionamides
propionate
propionates
propione
propionibacteria
propionibacterium
propionic (current term)
propionic acid
propionitrile
propionitriles
propionyl
propionyls
propiophenone
propiophenones
propiram
propiska
propitiable
propitiate
propitiated
propitiates
propitiating

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