ELEOPTENE


Meaning of ELEOPTENE in English

noun

or el·ae·op·tene ˌelēˈäpˌtēn

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary elaio- + Greek ptēnos winged; akin to Greek petesthai to fly — more at feather

: the liquid portion of any natural essential oil that partly solidifies in the cold — distinguished from stearoptene

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