See Also: Propyl(medicine)
propyl(dictionary)
propyl gallate(medicine)
propyl hydroxybenzoate(medicine)

steenkirk (iou) and propyl (iou)


steenkirk (iou)



steenkirk noun. Also steinkirk. L17.
[French (cravate a la) Steinkerke, Steinkerque, from the victory of the French over the English at Steenkerke, Belgium, in 1692.]
Hist. A kind of neckcloth worn by both men and women around 1700, having long laced ends hanging down or twisted together and passed through a loop or ring.

propyl (iou)



propyl noun. M19.
[from PROPIONIC + -YL.]
Chemistry. Either of two isomeric radicals, C3H7, derived from propane; spec. (more fully 1-propyl, normal propyl) the unbranched form, CH3CH2CH2. Usu. in comb.
Comb.: propyl alcohol = PROPANOL; propyl aldehyde = PROPIONALDEHYDE; propylthiouracil a propyl derivative of a thiouracil; spec. 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil, an antithyroid substance used to combat thyrotoxicosis.
propylic adjective (now rare) of or containing propyl M19.