English dictionary: words starting with prop - page 10

noun

Another term for propylaeum.

noun

The structure forming the entrance to a temple.

Usage examples:

These venturi formed ventilation flues and water storage tanks, together with the entrance propylae…

noun

The structure forming the entrance to a temple.

Usage examples:

These venturi formed ventilation flues and water storage tanks, together with the entrance propylae…

noun

Either of two isomeric amines that are colourless liquids with a strong ammoniacal odour; specifically (also "n-propylamine") the straight-chain isomer, ch₃ ch₂ ch₂ nh₂.

noun

A gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkene series, made by cracking alkanes.

Usage examples:

Specimens were dehydrated in a graded series of ethyl alcohol and propylene oxide solutions and emb…

adjective

Containing or derived from a propyl radical.

noun

The divalent hydrocarbon radical  ch·ch₂ ch₃. usually attributive or a formative element in chemical names.

noun

A hydrothermally altered andesite or dacite resembling greenstone, typically containing calcite, chlorite, and quartz.

adjective

Of, relating to, or containing propylite.

noun

The hydrothermal alteration of an igneous rock to propylite, especially around an ore body; an instance of this.

noun

Another term for propylaeum.

noun

A gaseous alkyne used in chemical synthesis and for welding (as a component of mapp gas).