"prop-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: By false splitting from propionic or directly from French propionique. Ultimately from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) and πίων (píōn, “fat”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|propionique}} French propionique, {{der|en|grc|πρῶτος|t=first}} Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} prop-, {{en-prefix}} prop-
  1. (organic chemistry) Denoting the presence of 3 carbon atoms in the parent chain when forming names of organic compounds. Wikipedia link: false splitting Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Related terms: propane, propanol, propyl, metho-, eth-, but-
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