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单词 stearoptene
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stearoptene

[ stee-uh-rop-teen ]
/ ˌsti əˈrɒp tin /

noun Chemistry.

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

Origin of stearoptene

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

Words nearby stearoptene

stearic, stearic acid, stearin, Stearns alcoholic amentia, stearo-, stearoptene, steatite, steatitis, steato-, steatocystoma, steatocystoma multiplex
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Example sentences from the Web for stearoptene

  • When hard spring water is employed, the otto is rich in stearoptene, but less transparent and fragrant.

    Scientific American Supplement No. 275|Various
  • The solid crystalline matter which separates from them when kept in closed vessels is stearoptene.

    Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for stearoptene

stearoptene
/ (ˌstɪəˈrɒptiːn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for stearoptene

C19: from New Latin stearoptenum, from Greek stear fat + -ptenum, from ptēnos winged (volatile)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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