PROPIONIC ACID

n. a colourless sharp-smelling liquid carboxylic acid used for inhibiting the growth of mould in bread. °Chem. formula: C[2]H[5]COOH. Also called PROPANOIC ACID. øøpropionate n. [F propionique, formed as PRO-(2) + Gk pion fat, as being the first in the series of 'true' fatty acids]