💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Propionic acid"
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| Word | Definition |
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| propanoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃CH₂COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds. |
| propionatenoun | (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of propionic acid. |
| propionenoun | (organic chemistry) The ketone of propionic acid. |
| propionylnoun | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from propionic acid by loss of the hydroxy group. |
| propiolic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) An unsaturated organic acid, C₃H₂O₂. |
| propenoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Synonym of acrylic acid (IUPAC nomenclature) |
| pelargonic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) an aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃(CH₂)₇COOH, nonanoic acid, used in the manufacture of plastics, pharmaceuticals etc |
| propionamidenoun | (organic chemistry) The amide of propionic acid. |
| carboxylic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a carboxyl functional group. |
| aminopropionic | (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any amino derivative of a propionic group |
| pteroyl acidnoun | An aromatic carboxylic acid composed of a pteridine ring and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a common structural feature of folic acid and its derivatives. |
| pimelic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) A dicarboxylic acid, HO₂C(CH₂)₅CO₂H, whose derivatives are involved in the biosynthesis of lysine. |
| propionylationnoun | (organic chemistry) The reaction of a substance with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; the introduction of one or more propionyl groups into a substance |
| isobutyric acidnoun | (organic chemistry) 2-methyl-propanoic acid, (CH₃)₂CHCOOH, an isomer of butyric acid, that occurs in carob beans and croton oil. |
| propionohydroxamic acidnoun | A propionic derivative of hydroxamic acid. |
| phenpropionatenoun | (chemistry) Any salt or ester of phenpropionic acid. |
| pyruvic acidnoun | (organic chemistry, biochemistry) A yellowish organic keto acid, 2-oxopropanoic acid, which occurs as an intermediate in many metabolic processes, especially glycolysis. |
| cypionic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) 3-cyclopentylpropionic acid |
| pentanoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) valeric acid |
| methanoic acidnoun | (organic chemistry) The simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH, a colorless, corrosive liquid with a sharp odor; it is present in the stings of ants, bees and nettles, and is prepared industrially by oxidation of methanol or formaldehyde; it has some industrial uses, and its esters, the methanoates, are used in perfumes. |
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