English dictionary: words starting with oen

noun

A salt or ester of oenanthic acid.

noun

A liquid aldehyde with a fruity odour, obtained by distilling castor oil and used in perfumery; 1-heptanal, ch₃ (ch₂)₅ cho.

noun

The acyl radical —c(o)(ch₂)₅ ch₃ (also called heptanoyl); (also, now rare) the heptyl radical —(ch₂)₆ ch₃. usually attributive or a formative element in chemical names.

adjective

Containing an oenanthyl radical.

noun

A jug of a type used in ancient greece, often having a trefoil-shaped mouth and used for ladling and pouring wine.

noun

Any of the large, usually yellow cells of ectodermal origin found in clusters in the epidermis, midgut, fat body, or body cavity of insects, and thought to be involved in lipid synthesis.

noun

The study of wines.

Usage examples:

Early on, shari went back to school to study viticulture and enology at the university of californi…

noun

A passion for wine. formerly: specifically a mania or craving for alcohol, dipsomania.

noun

Something (especially thought, language, etc.) in which strength and sweetness are combined.

noun

Something (especially thought, language, etc.) in which strength and sweetness are combined.

proper noun

A nymph of mount ida and lover of paris, who deserted her for helen.

noun

A connoisseur of wines.

Usage examples:

But could you call yourself an oenophile if you still had to point to the wine list and grunt at th…

noun

A connoisseur of wines.

Usage examples:

But could you call yourself an oenophile if you still had to point to the wine list and grunt at th…

noun

Any plant of the genus oenothera (family onagraceae), comprising chiefly north american plants with large, often yellow, flowers; also (in form oenothera), the genus itself.

noun

Any plant of the genus oenothera (family onagraceae), comprising chiefly north american plants with large, often yellow, flowers; also (in form oenothera), the genus itself.