丙酸

bǐngsuān

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

丙酸是一种有刺激性气味的液体。

Bǐngsuān shì yì zhǒng yǒu cìjīxìng qìwèi de yètǐ.

Propionic acid is a liquid with a pungent smell.

HSK 7-9

丙酸和它的盐常被用作面包的防腐剂。

Bǐngsuān hé tā de yán cháng bèi yòngzuò miànbāo de fángfǔjì.

Propionic acid and its salts are often used as preservatives in bread.

memory

丙, the third Heavenly Stem, stands for three carbons: 甲酸 C1, 乙酸 C2, 丙酸 C3, 丁酸 C4. The same 丙 is in 丙烷 propane and 丙酮 acetone.

丙 bǐng

酸 suān