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propionic

[proh-pee-on-ik, -oh-nik]

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adjective Chemistry.

of or derived from propionic acid.

Origin of propionic

1840–50; pro-² + Greek pion- (stem of píōn) fat + -ic

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for propionic

Historical Examples of propionic

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 Cheese
Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
This propionic bacterium cannot, however, account for all the carbon dioxide produced.
The Book of Cheese
Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
The distillate "B" may contain formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and benzoic acids.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre