Associations to the word «Propionic»

Wiktionary

PROPIONIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic
PROPIONIC ACID, noun. (organic compound) The compound with the formula CH3CH2COOH, a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with a pungent odor.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats