propionic acid

Noun
  1. A liquid fatty acid found in milk and sweat and in fuel distillates (synset 114886904)
    is a type of: carboxylic acid - an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups
    substance meronym:
    • fenoprofen, fenoprofen calcium, nalfon - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders
    • ansaid, flurbiprofen - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally
    • advil, ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, motrin, nuprin - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
    • ketoprofen, orudis, orudis kt, oruvail - nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)
    • naprosyn, naproxen - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain
    • aflaxen, aleve, anaprox, naproxen sodium - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation
    • daypro, oxaprozin - a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro)
    same as: propanoic acid

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