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Meaning of 'oenanthic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Oenanthic [ a.]
- Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. Oenanthylic.

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oenanthate oenanthol oenanthone oenanthyl oenanthylate oenanthylic oenanthylidene oenanthylous oenocyan oenology

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