Pro"pi*nyl (?), n. [Propine + -yl.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical
regarded as an essential residue of propine and allied compounds.
Pro"pi*o*late (?), n. A salt of propiolic acid.
Pro`pi*ol"ic (?), a. [Propionic + tetrolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, an organic acid (called also propargylic acid) of the
acetylene or tetrolic series, analogous to propionic acid, and obtained
as a white crystalline substance.
Pro"pi*o*nate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of propionic acid.
Pro"pi*one (?), n. (Chem.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a
colorless fragrant liquid.
Pro`pi*on"ic (?), a. [Proto- + Gr. pi`wn fat.] (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.
Pro"pi*o*nyl (?), n. (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded
as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related
compounds.
||Prop`i*the"cus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; before, for + &?; ape.]
||(Zoˆl.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See
||Indris.
Pro*pi"ti*a*ble (?), a. [L. propitiabilis.] Capable of being
propitiated.
Pro*pi"ti*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propitiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Propitiating.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr.
propitius favorable. See Propitious.] To appease to render favorable;
to make propitious; to conciliate.
Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and
the pest assuage.
Pope.
Pro*pi"ti*ate, v. i. To make propitiation; to atone.