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anguage, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oe. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of oe. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words.

The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.

The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.

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A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also edema.]

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema.

A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening into it.

Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored red wine.

A glance of the eye; an amorous look. [Obs.] She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks. Shak.

An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet. [Obs.] Holland.

A salt of the supposed oenanthic acid.

ethereal 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 o…

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

The ketone of oenanthic acid.

A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in oenanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.

A salt of oenanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate.

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.