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propylic

American  
[proh-pil-ik] / proʊˈpɪl ɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the propyl group.

Etymology

Origin of propylic

First recorded in 1840–50; propyl + -ic

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In my hands ethylic alcohol and other bodies of the same group; viz. methylic, propylic, butylic, and amylic alcohols were tested purely from the physiological point of view.

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