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Where does “propylenic” come from?

propylenic (English) comes from English propylene, from French propionique — propionic.

propylenic (English): Related to propylene or to polypropylene

Definitions

  1. Related to propylene or to polypropylene

Ancestry of “propylenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpropyleneThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene...
2Frenchpropioniquepropionic
Every word from French propionique →