œno-
(iːnəʊ)
occasionally oino- (ɔɪnəʊ), combining form of Gr. οἶνος wine, used in a few scientific and quasi-scientific compounds. ˈœnocyte (also † -cyth) Ent. [ad. G. oenocyth (H. R. von Wielowiejski 1886, in Zeitschr. f. wissensch. Zool. XLIII. 515): see -cyte], a large, probably secretory, wine-coloured cell of insects that is often grouped into glands and is produced in the epidermis, either remaining there or migrating elsewhere (esp. to the fat body). œnoˈcytoid Ent. [ad. F. œnocytoïde (E. Poyarkoff 1910, in Arch. d'Anat. microsc. XII. 344)], a large, round, non-phagocytic cell, similar in appearance to an œnocyte, that occurs in the hæmolymph of some insects. œnogen (ˈiːnədʒɪn) nonce-wd. [after oxygen] (see quot.). œnolin (ˈiːnəlɪn) Chem. [see -ol and -in], a colouring-matter (C10H10O5) obtained from red wine. œnology (iːˈnɒlədʒɪ) [-logy], the knowledge or study of wines; so œnoˈlogical a., pertaining to œonology; œˈnologist, one versed in œnology, a connoisseur in wines. œnomancy (ˈiːnəmænsɪ) [-mancy], divination by means of wine. œnomania (iːnəʊˈmeɪnɪə), oino- [mania], (a) a mania or insane craving for wine or other intoxicating drink, dipsomania; (b) mania resulting from intoxication, delirium tremens; hence œnoˈmaniac, a person affected with œnomania. œnometer (iːˈnɒmɪtə(r)) [-meter], a hydrometer for measuring the alcoholic strength of wines; an alcoholometer (Webster, 1864). œnophil (ˈiːnəʊfɪl), œnophile (ˈiːnəʊfaɪl) = œnophilist; so œnoˈphilic a., wine-loving. œnophilist (iːˈnɒfɪlɪst) [Gr. -ϕιλος loving], a lover of wine. œnophobist (iːˈnɒfəbɪst), oino- [Gr. -ϕοβος fearing], one who has a dread of, or aversion to, wine. œnopoetic (iːnəʊpəʊˈɛtɪk) a. [Gr. ποιητικός making], pertaining to wine-making. œnothionic (-θaɪˈɒnɪk) a. Chem. [Gr. θεῖον sulphur], in œnothionic acid, an acid (C2H6SO4) obtained by treating alcohol with sulphuric acid; ethylsulphuric or sulphovinic acid.
| 1886 Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. 964 The second kind of cell is, in consequence of its colour, called the ‘*œnocyth’; these were found arranged in groups, or were very small, or formed rows, or plexiform plates or larger complexes or plates. 1891 Ibid. 587 Prof. V. Graber discusses the complex tissue found in the body-cavity of most insects. It includes..the yellow ‘œnocytes’, which Wielowiejski finds to be usually arranged in segmental groups. 1970 Nature 7 Nov. 581/1 Oenocytes, sometimes called abdominal endocrine glands, are the cells most probably interacting with the prothoracic glands in the control of moulting. |
| 1925 A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. i. 125 The leucocytes exist in several forms and four types..are recognized by Hollande..as being present in most insects... These are—(1) Proleucocytes... (2) Phagocytes... (3) Granular leucocytes... (4) *Œnocytoids. 1969 R. F. Chapman Insects xxxiii. 676 Oenocytoids are found in Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and some Diptera and Heteroptera. 1974 Nature 29 Nov. 391/2 Five cell types were identified in the haemolymph of G[alleria] mellonella; prohaemocytes, plasmatocytes, granular cells, spherule cells and oenocytoids. |
| 1817 T. L. Peacock Melincourt (1875) 275 Inflated with *œnogen gas, or, in other words, with the fumes of wine. |
| 1866–77 Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 178 *Œnolin. |
| 1824 Blackw. Mag. XVI. 12 The different branches of *oinological science. 1887 Pall Mall G. 13 July 5/1 The Oinological and Pomological Academy for the scientific culture of the future cultivators. 1894 Thudichum Wines Pref. 7 French œnological literature..includes many works of interest and importance. |
| 1865 Sat. Rev. 12 Aug. 215/1 Our medical *œnologist. 1894 National Observer 6 Jan. 194/2 The genuine œnologist, as Dr. Thudichum calls him. |
| 1814 Sch. gd. Living 196 His *œnology of British wines. 1865 Sat. Rev. 12 Aug. 215/1 To give, not milk, but strong drink to the babes in œnology. |
| 1652 Gaule Magastrom. 165 *Oinomancy, divining by wine. 1842 Brande Dict. Sc., Œnomancy. |
| 1880 Webster Suppl., *Œnomania. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 871 Dipsomania or oinomania is a form of recurrent mania attended with impulsive drunkenness. |
| 1857 J. Miller Alcohol (1858) 20 A lady who had become a frightful *oinomaniac. 1874 Bucknill & Tuke Psych. Med. (ed. 3) 293 The thirst for drink..blindly leads the oinomaniac to a course against which his reason and his conscience alike rebel. |
| 1930 New Statesman 28 June 366/1 Professor Saintsbury, an *oenophile who is free from the snobbish contempt his kind affect for whisky. 1961 C. Willock Death in Covert iii. 68 This man, who described himself as an oenophil, believed that wine was the only fit alcoholic drink. 1962 Punch 6 June 869/2 For not-too-adventurous oenophiles I commend Ice Peach Wine. 1969 New Scientist 13 Feb. 357/2 Scientific oenophiles would not need the sometimes drastic oversimplification of scientific matters. 1976 Times 5 May 16/8 British Transport Hotels invited distinguished oenophiles to sip and sniff their way through a representative selection of English wines. |
| 1957 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Dec. 778/2 Merely a salon volume designed for presentation to *oenophilic friends. |
| 1859 Thackeray Virgin. xxxi, Are the Vegetarians to bellow ‘Cabbage for ever’? and may we modest *Œnophilists not sing the praises of our favourite plant? 1893 Symonds In the Key of Blue 37 Those surprises which reward the diligent œnophilist in Italy. |
| 1867 Blackw. Mag. CII. 209 The English and American *oinophobists. |
| 1894 Thudichum Wines Pref. 8 The work of B. A. Lenoir consists of a first viticultural and a second *œnopoetic part. |
| 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., *Œnothionic. |