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Meaning of propanoic acid | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.
    uncountable
  2. The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃CH₂COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Propansäure
Suomi propaanihappo
Français acide propanoïque
中文 丙酸
ZH-TW 丙酸

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

propanoid propanol propanolamine propanolysis propanone propantheline

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