propiolic acid

noun

pro·pi·olic acid

¦prōpē¦ōlik-,

-¦älik-

: a pungent liquid acetylenic acid HC≡CCOOH made by carbonation of sodium acetylide that forms not only salts but also metallic derivatives like those of acetylene

Word History

Etymology

propiolic International Scientific Vocabulary propionic (in propionic acid) + -ol- (probably from sterolic acid) + -ic; probably from the fact that the relation of propiolic acid to propionic acid is analogous to that of stearolic acid to stearic acid

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“Propiolic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propiolic%20acid. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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