God works in all things; all obey His first propulsion.
Whittier.
Pro*pul"sive (?), a. Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on;
urging. "[The] propulsive movement of the verse." Coleridge.
Pro*pul"so*ry (?), a. Propulsive.
Pro"pyl (?), n. [Propionic + - yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical
C3H7, regarded as the essential residue of propane and related
compounds.
||Prop`y*lÊ"um (?), n.; pl. PropylÊa (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; before
||+ &?; a gate.] (Anc. Classical Arch.) Any court or vestibule before a
||building or leading into any inclosure.
Pro"pyl*ene (?), n. [Cf. F. propylËne.] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous
hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It
occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways.
Called also propene.
Pro*pyl"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing,
propyl; as, propylic alcohol.
Pro*pyl"i*dene (?), n. (Chem.) See Propidene.
||Prop"y*lon, n.; pl. Propyla (#). [NL., from Gr. &?;; &?; before + &?;
||a gate.] (Anc. Arch.) The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an
||edifice.
||Pro` ra"ta (?). [L.] In proportion; proportionately; according to the
||share, interest, or liability of each.
Pro*rat"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being prorated, or divided
proportionately. [U.S.]
Pro*rate" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prorated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prorating.] [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according to a certain part,
in proportion.] To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro
rata. [U.S.]
Prore (?), n. [L. prora, Gr. &?;: cf. It. & Sp. prora. See Prow, n.]
The prow or fore part of a ship. [Poetic] "Galleys with vermilion
prores." Pope.
Pro*rec"tor (?), n. [NL. See Pro- , and Rector.] An officer who
presides over the academic senate of a German university. Heyse.
Pro*rec"tor*ate (?), n. The office of prorector.
Pro*re"nal (?), a. [Pref. pro- + renal.] (Anat.) Pronephric.
Pro*rep"tion (?), n. [L. prorepere, proreptum, to creep forth; pro +
repere.] A creeping on.
Pro*rhi"nal (?), a. [Pref. pro- + rhinal.] (Anat.) Situated in front of
the nasal chambers.