oenanthic ester

noun

variants or less commonly oenanthic ether

1

: an oily liquid that is obtained in the distillation of wine and that is held to be responsible for the flavor characteristic of wines in general and to consist of a mixture of esters

2

: the ethyl ester of enanthic acid

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