propionate

[ proh-pee-uh-neyt ]
/ ˈproʊ pi əˌneɪt /

noun Chemistry.

an ester or salt of propionic acid.

Origin of propionate

First recorded in 1860–65; propion(ic acid) + -ate2

Words nearby propionate

prophylaxis, propine, propinquity, propiomazine, propionaldehyde, propionate, propionibacteria, propionibacterium, propionic, propionic acid, propionicacidemia

British Dictionary definitions for propionate

propionate
/ (ˈprəʊpɪəˌneɪt) /

noun

any ester or salt of propionic acid

Medical definitions for propionate

propionate
[ prō′pē-ə-nāt′ ]

n.

A salt or ester of propionic acid.

Scientific definitions for propionate

propionate
[ prō′pē-ə-nāt′ ]

A salt or ester of propionic acid, containing the group CH3CH2COO.