STEAROPTENE


Meaning of STEAROPTENE in English

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

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