œnolin

English

Etymology

From œno- +‎ -lin, from Ancient Greek οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) in combination with λίνον (línon, “flax”,“linen”).

Noun

œnolin (uncountable)

1. Colouring matter of any grapes and red wines.
   • 1895, United States Congressional serial set, issue 3290, title I, Tax on Manufacture, article 44, page #424:

     The distillation of alcohol for the extraction of œnolin shall be accomplished by apparatus exclusively intended for this purpose.

References

• 1895, Robley Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, Twenty‐First edition, page 768.