PROPIONYL
Pro"pi*o*nyl, n. (Chem.)
Defn: The hypothetical radical C3H5O, regarded as the essential residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.
PROPITHECUS
Prop`i*the"cus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See
Indris.
PROPITIABLE
Pro*pi"ti*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. propitiabilis.]
Defn: Capable of being propitiated.
PROPITIATE
Pro*pi"ti*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Propitiated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Propitiating.] Etym: [L. propitiatus, p. p. of propitiare to
propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See Propitious.]
Defn: To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to
conciliate.
Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage, The god propitiate, and
the pest assuage. Pope.
PROPITIATE
Pro*pi"ti*ate, v. i.
Defn: To make propitiation; to atone.