PROPIONIC ACID


Meaning of PROPIONIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-pē-ˈä-nik- ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pro- (I) + Greek piōn fat; akin to Sanskrit pīvan swelling, fat

Date: 1850

: a liquid sharp-odored fatty acid C 3 H 6 O 2 found in milk and distillates of wood, coal, and petroleum and used especially as a mold inhibitor and flavoring agent

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