oenanthic : Idioms & Phrases
OEnanthic acid
- an acid obtained from &oe;nanthic ether by the action of alkalies.
Webster 1913
OEnanthic ether
- an ethereal substance (not to be confused with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in wine lees, and consisting of a complex mixture of the ethereal salts of several of the higher acids of the acetic acid series. It has an ethereal odor, and it used in flavoring artificial wines and liquors. Called also
oil of wine . SeeEssential oil , underEssential .