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Related Terms:
preservative
breakdown
unpleasant
chemical
isobutyric acid
compound
colourless
carboxyethyl
bacterial
sweat
sharp
aliphatic
propanoic
cheese
manufacture
ethanecarboxylic acid
fatty acid
propanoate
propionate
carboxylic acid
liquid
propionic acid
odour
Definitions:
Noun
propionic acid
propanoic acid
Definition: a liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates
Definition: A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.