propionic
[proh-pee-on-ik, -oh-nik]
- of or derived from propionic acid.
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Propionic acid is formed at the same time as the eyes, and they are said to be the result of a propionic ferment of lactic acid.
The Book of CheeseCharles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
This propionic bacterium cannot, however, account for all the carbon dioxide produced.
The Book of CheeseCharles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
The distillate "B" may contain formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and benzoic acids.
The Elements of Bacteriological TechniqueJohn William Henry Eyre