Ki'noyle, n.

n. [Eng. kinic, q. v., and Gr. ὕλη, matter, principle.] (Chem.) A substance composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, occurring as a sublimate in golden-yellow, needle-shaped crystals, and which may be obtained by the distillation of a kinate, as by distilling kinic with dilute sulphuric acid and peroxide of manganese. It is capable of being dissolved in water, is very volatile, and when in vapor has a pungent odor.