What is "propanoic acid"

n. 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. 2 (context organic compound English) The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃CH₂COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds.

n. a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates [syn: propionic acid]

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materials in their standard state (at 25°C, 100 kPa)
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