propione

[Eng. prop i (ne); suff. -one.] Chem.: C5H10O=C3H50}. Met acetone. Ethylpropionyl. The ketone of propionic acid, obtained by distilling sugar, starch, or gum with exce of lime. It is a colorle mobile liquid, lighter than water, boils at 101°, and is soluble in alcohol and ether. pro-pl-on-Ic, a . [Gr. proōtos -first, and pion = fat. Named by Dumas because its salts have a fatty feel.] Contained in or derived from propione. propionic-acid, s . IMG:content-1619.png:[blocks in formation] pithecus (q. v.).] Zool.: A genus of the old family Lemuride, founded by Bennett, in 1832, now merged in Indris. It embraced those forms of Indris which po e a tail. pro-pit-1-a-ble (t as sh), a . [Lat. propitiabilis , from propitio =to propitiate (q. v.).] 1. Capable of being propitiated; that may or can be rendered propitious or favorable. 2. Capable of propitiating; propitiatory. pro-pit-1-āte (first ta h), a . [Latin propiti at us , pa. par. of propitio to propitiate, from pro pitius propitious (q. v.).] Propitiated, favorable. pro-pit-i-ate (first tas sh), v . t. & i. [PROPITI. ATE, a.] [Ο. Fr. pro pitier ; Sp. propiciar .] A. Trans.: To make propitious; to appease and render favorable; to conciliate. "What hope, Aurora, to propitiate thee?" Crashaw: Delights of the Muses. B. In trans.: To make propitiation. "Of human victims, offered up to appease Or to propitiate ." Words worth: Excursion, bk. ix. IMG:content-1620.png:[blocks in formation] pro-pit-i-a-tōr-l-lý (first tas sh), adv. [Eng. propitiatory; -ly.] By way of propitiation.