stearoptene
[ stee-uh-rop-teen ]
/ ˌsti əˈrɒp tin /
noun Chemistry.
the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
Words nearby stearoptene
stearic,
stearic acid,
stearin,
stearns alcoholic amentia,
stearo-,
stearoptene,
steatite,
steatitis,
steato-,
steatocystoma,
steatocystoma multiplex
Example sentences from the Web for stearoptene
When hard spring water is employed, the otto is rich in stearoptene, but less transparent and fragrant.
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)