D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

oenanthylous

· oe·nan·thyl·ous · IPA
01 a. Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher a…
  1. 1.
    Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid.(Chem.) [Obs.] Also: capric