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Acetic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Carbolic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic acid, and phenol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Etherification
noun · 78% connection
The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the ag…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Formic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic e…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Hordeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Ipomoeic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomoea purga), an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Isethionic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid, HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the action of sul…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Lipic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Melassic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical with saccharic acid. See Saccharic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Metantimonic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called antimonic acid) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Metaphosphoric
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3, analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crysta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Metasilicic
adjective · 78% connection
Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Naphthalic
adjective · 78% connection
Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with phthalic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Nitroprussic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Oenanthone
noun · 78% connection
The ketone of oenanthic acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Oenanthyl
noun · 78% connection
A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in oenanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Oenanthylous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of hig…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.
Oleic
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, derived, containing, oenanthyl, specifically.