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noun
A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH3CH2COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: propionic acid
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Broader terms: carboxylic acid
History
An IUPAC systematic name for the chemical originally named propionic acid. The prop- prefix is derived from propionic.
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