Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Noting an acid (C3H6O2), the third substance in the monatomic fatty series.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin, calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid series whose salts have a fatty feel.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic

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Examples

  • And glucogenic nutrients such as propionic acid and bypass starch are essential for milk yield and milk protein, said Frank Wright's John Allen.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • And glucogenic nutrients such as propionic acid and bypass starch are essential for milk yield and milk protein, said Frank Wright's John Allen.

    FWi - All News 2010

  • Although, the protein utilized a number of fatty acids as substrate such as propionic acid, hexanoic acid, decanoic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid (data not shown) as is the case with many other known Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetases

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Garima Khare et al. 2009

  • There are two main types of preservatives: those containing an acid, such as propionic, acetic, and formic acids, and those containing mold inhibitors.

    Fort Frances Times Online - 2008

  • Organic acidopathies (propionic acidemia, methylmalonic acidemia, biotinidase deficiency, phenylketonuria (PKU) and other disorders)

    Biochemical Genetics-Metabolic Disease 2010

  • Formation of phytogenic aerosols and sedimentation a carbohydrate; b volatile organic carbon (acetic, propionic, or butyric acid; aldehydes; alcohols; ketones; ethers; etc.); c these bacteria can use several S-containing reduced compounds (S, S2 -, SO32 -, etc.) as an energy source Controls on nitrous oxide fluxes

    Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on function of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

  • Lactic acid is then fermented to acetic acid, propionic acid and carbon dioxide so that Finlandia Swiss does not contain lactose or any other carbohydrates.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Steve Carper 2005

  • After coagulation the cheese is fermented with a souring agent containing lactobacilli, Streptococcus thermophilus and propionic acid bacteria.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Steve Carper 2005

  • After coagulation the cheese is fermented with a souring agent containing lactobacilli, Streptococcus thermophilus and propionic acid bacteria.

    Finlandia Lactose-Free Cheese Steve Carper 2005

  • Lactic acid is then fermented to acetic acid, propionic acid and carbon dioxide so that Finlandia Swiss does not contain lactose or any other carbohydrates.

    Finlandia Lactose-Free Cheese Steve Carper 2005

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