Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Œnanthylidene

Œ′nan‐thyl″i‐dene (?), n.(Chem.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor; heptine.

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Œnanthylous

Œ‐nan″thyl‐ous (?), a.(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of œnanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, esp...

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Œnocyan

Œ′no‐cy″an (?), n. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + κύανοσ a dark-blue substance.] (Chem.) The coloring matter of red wines.

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Œnology

Œ‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + -logy.] Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.

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Œnomania

‖Œn′o‐ma″ni‐a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + � mania.] (Med.) (a) Delirium tremens. Rayer. (b) Dipsomania.

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Œnomel

Œn″o‐mel (?), n. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + � honey.] Wine mixed with honey; mead.

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Œnometer

Œ‐nom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + -meter.] See Alcoholometer.

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Œnophilist

Œ‐noph″i‐list (?), n. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + � to love.] A lover of wine. Thackeray.

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Œnothionic

Œ′no‐thi‐on″ic (?), a. [Gr. οἰ̑νοσ wine + thionic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid now called sulphovinic, or ethyl sulphuric, acid.

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Œsophagus

Œ‐soph″a‐gus, n., Œ′so‐phag″e‐al, a., etc. Same as Esophagus, Esophageal, etc.

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Œstrian

Œs″tri‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the gadflies. — n. A gadfly.

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Œstrual

Œs″tru‐al (?), a. [See Œstrus.] (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to sexual desire; — mostly applied to brute animals; as, the œstrual period; œstrual influence.

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Œstruation

Œs′tru‐a″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) The state of being under œstrual influence, or of having sexual desire.

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Œstrus

‖Œs″trus (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ in the nasal cavities of sheep is œstrus ovis.2. A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the pe...