| propane | <chemistry> A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H8, of the paraffin series, occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also made artificially. Synonym: propyl hydride. Origin: Propyl + methane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| propanedioic acid | HOOC-CH2-COOH;a dicarboxylic acid of importance in intermediary metabolism; an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase. Synonym: propanedioic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| propanediol dehydratase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the dehydration of 1,2-propanediol to propionaldehyde. Chemical name: Propane-1,2-diol hydro-lyase Registry number: EC 4.2.1.28 (12 Dec 1998) |