Usually means: Organic acid with three carbons.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (propanoic acid)

noun:  A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.
noun:  (organic chemistry) The short chain aliphatic carboxylic acid, CH₃CH₂COOH, used as a preservative, and in the manufacture of many chemical compounds.

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