oenanthylicenanthylicadj.
/ˌiːnanˈθɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˌinænˈθɪlɪk/ Chemistry. Now rare.
1. Containing an oenanthyl radical.
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1843 T. G. Tilley in Mem. Chem. Soc. London 1 2 The œnanthylic æther so obtained is a colourless fluid.
1847 W. Gregory Outl. Chem. (rev. ed. 2) ii. xxiii. 463 According to Bussy, when castor oil is distilled, there is formed a neutral oil, which he calls œnanthole, the formula of which is C14H13O,HO, and which bears to œnanthylic acid the same relation as aldehyde to acetic acid.
1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. 139 Œnanthylic Aldehyd; Œnanthol..is furnished by the destructive distillation of castor oil.
1877 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 178 Œnanthylic anhydride.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Enanthylic, same as œnanthylic.
1950 A. J. Mee tr. P. Karrer Org. Chem. (ed. 4) xii. 222 (table) (C6H13CO)2O..oenanthylic anhydride.
2. oenanthylic acid n. a straight-chain fatty acid, CH3(CH2)5COOH, used in perfumery; n-heptanoic acid. Cf. oenanthic acid n. at oenanthic adj. 1.
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1843 T. G. Tilley in Mem. Chem. Soc. London 1 2 The acid procured in this way is perfectly colourless and transparent, having an agreeable aromatic smell and a sweet stimulating taste... To this body I have given the name of Œnanthylic Acid.
1877 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 177 Œnanthylic acid, C7H14O2..is a transparent colourless oil, having an unpleasant odour like that of cod-fish.
1912 Chem. Abstr. 6 481 (heading) Oxidation of caproic and enanthylic acids with dilute permanganate solutions.
1967 I. L. Finar Org. Chem. (ed. 5) I. ix. 211 Two odd acids which may be prepared readily are n-heptanoic or œnanthylic acid..and nonanoic or pelargonic acid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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