oenanthylic

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oenanthylic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  oenanthylic \oe`nan*thyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)
     Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, oenanthyl;
     specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be
     identical with the acid in oenanthic ether, but now known to
     be identical with heptanoic acid.
  
     Note: Oenanthylic and oenanthic are now considered as
           syonyms (1999).
           [1913 Webster +PJC]