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Propionyl
Pro′pi-o-nyl
,Noun.
(Chem.)
The hypothetical radical
C3H5O
, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds. Definition 2024
propionyl
propionyl
English
Noun
propionyl (plural propionyls)
- (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from propionic acid by loss of the hydroxy group