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oen(o)-

In the US, often eno-

Wine.

Greek oinos, wine.

The study of wines is oenology; an oenophile is a connoisseur of wines; oenanthic acid (a seven-carbon organic acid also called heptanoic acid) contributes part of the characteristic smell of wine and is used in perfumery; oenocyanin is an extract from red grapes, containing tannins and a blue colouring matter, which is sometimes added to wine to give extra body; an oenocyte is a large wine-coloured cell in insects, usually occurring in groups associated with the epidermis or the fat body.