stearoptene

[ stee-uh-rop-teen ]

nounChemistry.
  1. the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).

Origin of stearoptene

1
1830–40; stearo- + -ptene<Greek ptēnós winged, volatile; cf. eleoptene

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stearoptene

/ (ˌstɪəˈrɒptiːn) /


noun
  1. the part of an essential oil that separates out as a solid on cooling or standing

Origin of stearoptene

1
C19: from New Latin stearoptenum, from Greek stear fat + -ptenum, from ptēnos winged (volatile)

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