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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Propionyl

· Pro·pi·o·nyl · IPA
01 n. The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
  1. 1.
    The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.(Chem.)