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propanoic

propanoic adjective: of or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionic.

Adjective

propanoic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionic

Origin of propanoic

From propane + -oic.

Words formed from propanoic

Phrases with propanoic

Questions about propanoic

What does propanoic mean?
Propanoic means of or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionic.
What part of speech is propanoic?
Propanoic is an adjective.

Words near propanoic in the dictionary

  1. propanidid
  2. propanil
  3. propanoate
  4. propanoates
  5. propanocaine
  6. propanoic
  7. propanoic acid
  8. propanoid
  9. propanoids
  10. propanol
  11. propanolamine

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