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propionylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-pi-ony-late
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To react with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more propionyl groups into a substance.

Etymology

From propionyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Inflected Forms

propionylates (present, singular) propionylating (participle, present) propionylated (participle, past) propionylated (past)

Derived Forms

depropionylate

Questions

What does propionylate mean?
To react with propionic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more propionyl groups into a substance.
Where does propionylate come from?
From propionyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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