Webster's Dictionary 1913

8749

Propiolate

Pro″pi‐o‐late (?), n. A salt of propiolic acid.

8750

Propiolic

Pro′pi‐ol″ic (?), a. [Propionic + tetrolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also propargylic acid) of the acetylene or tetrolic series, analogous...

8751

Propionate

Pro″pi‐o‐nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of propionic acid.

8752

Propione

Pro″pi‐one (?), n.(Chem.) The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless fragrant liquid.

8753

Propionic

Pro′pi‐on″ic (?), a. [Proto- + Gr. πίων fat.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the fermenta...

8754

Propionyl

Pro″pi‐o‐nyl (?), n.(Chem.) The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.

8755

Propithecus

‖Prop′i‐the″cus (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See Indris.

8756

Propitiable

Pro‐pi″ti‐a‐ble (?), a. [L. propitiabilis.] Capable of being propitiated.

8757

Propitiate

Pro‐pi″ti‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Propitiated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Propitiating.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious....

8758

Propitiate (2)

Pro‐pi″ti‐ate, v. i. To make propitiation; to atone.

8759

Propitiation

Pro‐pi′ti‐a″tion (?), n. [L. propitiatio: cf. F. propitiation.]1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.2...

8760

Propitiator

Pro‐pi″ti‐a′tor (?), n. One who propitiates or appeases.

8761

Propitiatorily

Pro‐pi″ti‐a‐to‐ri‐ly (?), adv. By way of propitiation.

8762

Propitiatory

Pro‐pi″ti‐a‐to‐ry (?), a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F. propitiatoire.] Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiat...

8763

Propitiatory (2)

Pro‐pi″ti‐a‐to‐ry, n. [L. propitiatorium.] (Jewish Antiq.) The mercy seat; — so called because a symbol of the propitiated Jehovah. Bp. Pearson.

8764

Propitious

Pro‐pi″tious (?), a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf. Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]1. Convenient; auspicio...

8765

Proplasm

Pro″plasm (?), n. [L. proplasma, Gr. �; � before + � a thing formed, fr. � to mold.] A mold; a matrix. Woodward.

8766

Proplastic

Pro‐plas″tic (?), a. Forming a mold.

8767

Proplastics

Pro‐plas″tics (?), n. The art of making molds for castings.

8768

Propleg

Prop″leg′ (?), n. [So called because it props up or supports the body.] (Zoöl.) Same as Proleg.

8769

Propodial

Pro‐po″di‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the propodialia, or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.

8770

Propodiale

‖Pro‐po′di‐a″le (?), n.; pl.Propodialia. (#). (Anat.) The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the propodialia being the humerus and femur.

8771

Propodite

Prop″o‐dite (?), n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. �, �, foot.] (Zoöl.) The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually, the penultimate joint.

8772

Propodium

‖Pro‐po″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Propodia (#). [NL. See Propodiale.] (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the th...

8773

Propolis

Pro″po‐lis (?), n. Same as Bee glue, under Bee.

8774

Propone

Pro‐pone″ (?), v. t. [L. proponere to propose. See Propound.] To propose; to bring forward.

8775

Proponent

Pro‐po″nent (?), a. [L. proponens, p. pr.] Making proposals; proposing.