| polypropenonitrile | (n) acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan), Syn. Acrilan |
| propenal | (n) a pungent colorless unsaturated liquid aldehyde made from propene, Syn. acrolein |
| propenoate | (n) a salt or ester of propenoic acid, Syn. acrylate |
| propenoic acid | (n) an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins, Syn. acrylic acid |
| propenonitrile | (n) a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene, Syn. vinyl cyanide, acrylonitrile |
| allyl alcohol | (n) an unsaturated primary alcohol present in wood spirit; use to make resins and plasticizers and pharmaceuticals, Syn. propenyl alcohol |
| aptness | (n) a disposition to behave in a certain way, Syn. propensity, Example: the aptness of iron to rust; the propensity of disease to spread |
| leaning | (n) an inclination to do something, Syn. propensity, tendency, Example: he felt leanings toward frivolity |
| methacrylic acid | (n) an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics, Syn. 2-methylpropenoic acid |
| polypropylene | (n) a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material, Syn. polypropene |
| proclivity | (n) a natural inclination, Syn. leaning, propensity, Example: he has a proclivity for exaggeration |
| propylene | (n) a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis, Syn. propene |
| Propend | v. i. [ L. propendere, propensum; pro forward, forth + pendere to hang. See Pendent. ] To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed; to incline; to tend. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propendency | n. 1. Propensity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Attentive deliberation. [ R. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propendent | a. [ L. propendens, p. pr. ] Inclining forward or toward. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propene | n. [ Propyl + ethylene. ] (Chem.) Same as Propylene. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propense | a. [ L. propensus, p. p. See Propend. ] Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone; as, women propense to holiness. Hooker. -- Pro*pense"ly, adv. -- Pro*pense"ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propension | n. [ L. propensio: cf. F. propension. See Propend, Propense. ] The quality or state of being propense; propensity. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ] Your full consent
Gave wings to my propension. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propensity | n.; pl. Propensities The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. “A propensity to utter blasphemy.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Propenyl | n. [ Propene + -yl. ] (Chem.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, C3H5, isomeric with allyl and glyceryl, and regarded as the essential residue of glycerin. Cf. Allyl, and Glyceryl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 気味 | [ぎみ, gimi] (n) (1) (See いい気味・いいきみ) sensation; feeling; (2) (きみ only) (See 気味・ぎみ) tendency; propensity; (P) #12,639 [Add to Longdo] |
| 偏向 | [へんこう, henkou] (n, vs) propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection; (P) #18,541 [Add to Longdo] |
| 偽悪趣味 | [ぎあくしゅみ, giakushumi] (n) propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad [Add to Longdo] |
| 限界消費性向 | [げんかいしょうひせいこう, genkaishouhiseikou] (n) marginal propensity to consume [Add to Longdo] |
| 限界貯蓄性向 | [げんかいちょちくせいこう, genkaichochikuseikou] (n) marginal propensity to save [Add to Longdo] |
| 消費性向 | [しょうひせいこう, shouhiseikou] (n) consumption propensity [Add to Longdo] |
| 盗心 | [とうしん, toushin] (n) propensity to steal [Add to Longdo] |
| 犯罪性 | [はんざいせい, hanzaisei] (n) criminality; criminal propensity [Add to Longdo] |
| 平均消費性向 | [へいきんしょうひせいこう, heikinshouhiseikou] (n) average propensity to consume [Add to Longdo] |
| 平均貯蓄性向 | [へいきんちょちくせいこう, heikinchochikuseikou] (n) average propensity to save [Add to Longdo] |
| 韜晦趣味 | [とうかいしゅみ, toukaishumi] (n) propensity to efface oneself; being prone to conceal one's talent [Add to Longdo] |
