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单词 propionic acid
释义

propionic acid

noun

pro·​pi·​on·​ic acid ˌprō-pē-ˈä-nik- How to pronounce propionic acid (audio)
: a liquid sharp-odored fatty acid C3H6O2 found in milk and distillates of wood, coal, and petroleum and used especially as a mold inhibitor and flavoring agent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Stewart Adams and his associate John Nicholson invented a pharmaceutical drug known as 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2020 Dow Industrial Solutions is expanding its propionic acid facility in Texas City. Andrea Rumbaugh, Houston Chronicle, 11 Dec. 2017

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pro- entry 1 + Greek piōn fat; akin to Sanskrit pīvan swelling, fat

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

propionic acid

noun

pro·​pi·​on·​ic acid ˌprō-pē-ˌän-ik- How to pronounce propionic acid (audio)
: a liquid sharp-odored fatty acid C3H6O2 found in milk and distillates of wood, coal, and petroleum

called also propanoic acid

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