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/stee'euh rop"teen/, n. Chem.the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).[1830-40; STEARO- + -ptene < Gk ptenós winged, volatile; cf. ELEOPTENE]
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Stearoptene — Ste a*rop tene ( r[o^]p t[=e]n), n. [Stearic + optene as in el[ae]optene.] (Chem.) The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; contrasted with el[ae]optene. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stearoptēne — Stearoptēne, s. Ätherische Öle, S. 36 … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
stearoptene — [stē΄ə räp′tēn] n. [ STEAR(IC) + (ELE)OPTENE] the oxygenated, chiefly solid part of an essential oil … English World dictionary
stearoptene — stea·rop·tene .stē ə räp .tēn, sti räp n the portion of a natural essential oil that separates as a solid on cooling or long standing compare ELEOPTENE * * * ste·a·rop·tene (ste″ə ropґtən) [stearo + Gr. ptēnos volatile] the… … Medical dictionary
stéaroptène — (sté a ro ptè n ) s. f. Terme de chimie. Portion concrète et cristalline qui se dépose dans certaines essences. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, graisse, et, volatile … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
stearoptene — n. solid part of an essential oil (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
stearoptene — stea·rop·tene … English syllables
stearoptene — /stɪəˈrɒptin/ (say stear ropteen) noun the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene, the liquid part). {from stearo (representing Greek stear tallow, fat, suet) + ptene (from Greek ptēnos winged, volatile) …
stearoptene — … Useful english dictionary
eleoptene — el·e·op·tene or chiefly Brit el·ae·op·tene .el ē äp .tēn n the liquid portion of any natural essential oil that partly solidifies in the cold compare STEAROPTENE * * * el·e·op·tene (el″e opґtēn) [eleo + Gr. ptēnos volatile] the… … Medical dictionary
