Etymology

propionic

P3R1O1P3I1O1N1I1C3

Today it means: Of or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic Full definition →

French propionique
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The story

  1. French · derived frompropionique
  2. English todaypropionic

From French propionique.

Words from the same roots

Frenchpropionique all →

propanepropyleneprop-

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