Oenanthaldehyde

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  oenanthol \oe*nan"thol\, n. [oenanthylic + L. oleum oil.]
     (Chem.)
     An oily substance ({C6H15.CHO}) obtained by the distillation
     of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic
     acid, and hence called also {oenanthaldehyde}.
     [1913 Webster]