01 n. An oily substance (C6H15.CHO) obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called …
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An oily substance (C6H15.CHO) obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called also oenanthaldehyde.(Chem.) Also: oenanthaldehyde