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Propionic acid

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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 acidnounAn 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 acidnounA 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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