- methylacetic acid
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/meth"euhl euh see"tik, -euh set"ik/, Chem.See propionic acid.[1880-85; METHYL- + ACETIC ACID]
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methylacetic acid
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methylacetic acid — /meth euhl euh see tik, euh set ik/, Chem. See propionic acid. [1880 85; METHYL + ACETIC ACID] … Useful english dictionary
methylacetic acid — meth·yl·ace·tic ac·id (meth″əl ə seґtik) propionic acid … Medical dictionary
propionic acid — Methylacetic acid; ethylformic acid; found in sweat; elevated in cases of ketotic hyperglycinemia and in cases of biotin deficiency. SYN: propanoic acid. * * * pro·pi·on·ic acid .prō pē .än ik n a liquid sharp odored fatty acid C3H6O2 found in… … Medical dictionary
propionic acid — Chem., Pharm. a colorless, oily, water soluble liquid, C3H6O2, having a pungent odor: used in making bread mold inhibiting propionates, in perfumery, and in medicine as a topical fungicide. Also, propanoic acid. Also called methylacetic acid.… … Universalium
