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propionic

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[proh-pee-on-ik, -oh-nik] / ˌproʊ piˈɒn ɪk, -ˈoʊ nɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or derived from propionic acid.


Etymology

Origin of propionic

1840–50; pro- 2 + Greek pion- (stem of píōn ) fat + -ic

Example Sentences

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Physician-scientist Charles Venditti of the National Human Genome Research Institute notes that various mutations can cause propionic acidemia, and he would have liked the study authors to describe the specific mutations participants carried.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Messenger RNA therapies are also currently being investigated in other rare inherited metabolic diseases -- propionic and methylmalonic acidaemias -- in global clinical trials sponsored by Moderna, including at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2024

Clostridia bacterial pathogens, for instance, generate propionic acid in the gut — a short-chain fatty acid known to disrupt the production of neurotransmitters.

From Nature • Jan. 28, 2020

This compound can be prepared by the reaction of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, with propionic acid, C2H5CO2H, which has properties similar to those of acetic acid.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Of this liquid four quantities were taken which were severally acidulated with hydrochloric, propionic, butyric, and valerianic acids, in the proportions above indicated.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles