propionic acid

listen to the pronunciation of propionic acid
Englisch - Türkisch
propionik asit
Englisch - Englisch
The compound with the formula CH3CH2COOH, a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with a pungent odor
a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
isobutylphenyl propionic acid
A substance used as an anti-inflammatory painkiller, often shortened to ibuprofen
propionic acid

    Silbentrennung

    pro·pi·o·nic ac·id

    Türkische aussprache

    prōpiänîk äsıd

    Aussprache

    /ˌprōpēˈänək ˈasəd/ /ˌproʊpiːˈɑːnɪk ˈæsəd/

    Etymologie

    () Coined by the French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas, from the Ancient Greek protos ("first") and pion ("fat"), because it was the smallest carboxylic acid that exhibited the properties of the other fatty acids, such as producing an oily layer when salted out of water and having a soapy potassium salt.
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