oenanthol
/iːˈnanθɒl/ /ɪˈnanθɒl/(also enanthol, enanthole) Chemistry
noun
A liquid aldehyde with a fruity odour, obtained by distilling castor oil and used in perfumery; 1-heptanal, CH3(CH2)5CHO.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in William Gregory (1803–1858), chemist and psychic investigator. From French oenantol from oenant- (in oenantilique) + -ol. With forms in -ole compare -ole.
- these days
- these presents
- the Serpent
- Theseus
- the seven deadly sins
- the seven seas
- the seven-year itch
- the Seychelles
- the Shades
- the shape of things to come
- the sharp end
- the Shetlands
- the Shires
- the shirt off (or on) one's back
- the short end of the stick
- the sick man of ——
- Thesiger, Wilfred
- the silent majority
- the silent treatment
- the silly season
- the silver screen
- thesis
- the Six
- the sky is the limit
- the sleep of the just