propionic

[ proh-pee-on-ik, -oh-nik ]

adjectiveChemistry.
  1. of or derived from propionic acid.

Origin of propionic

1
1840–50; pro-2 + Greek pion- (stem of píōn) fat + -ic

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How to use propionic in a sentence

  • The distillate "B" may contain formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and benzoic acids.

  • propionic acid is formed at the same time as the eyes, and they are said to be the result of a propionic ferment of lactic acid.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • This propionic bacterium cannot, however, account for all the carbon dioxide produced.

    The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
  • This reaction is caused by the tyrosine group (p. oxy α amido phenyl-propionic acid).

    Animal Proteins | Hugh Garner Bennett
  • When fused with an alkali, it forms propionic acid; with biomine it yields αβ-dibromisobutyric acid.