ˌstēəˈräpˌtēn, stiˈr- noun
also stea·rop·ten -ptə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stear- + Greek ptēnos winged; akin to Greek petesthai to fly — more at feather
: the portion of a natural essential oil that separates as a solid on cooling or long standing — distinguished from eleoptene