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Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic influences.

A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.

Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic. J. Prichard.

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, ethyl; as, ethylic alcohol.

Relating to homophily.

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under Methyl.

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, oenanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in oenanthic ether, but now known to be identical with heptoic acid.

al salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. OEnanthylic. OEnanthic acid, an acid obtained from oenanthic ether by the action of alkalies. -- OEnanthic ether, an ethereal substance (not to be confused with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in wine lees, and consisting of a co…

substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called also oenanthaldehyde.

A salt of oenanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate.

Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid. [Obs.]