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oleoptene

oleoptene is the alternative form of elaeoptene.

Meaning of elaeoptene

Noun

elaeoptene (usually uncountable, plural elaeoptenes)

  1. (obsolete, usually) The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substances, such as rose oil.

Forms of oleoptene

pluraloleoptenes

Origin of oleoptene

Latin oleum oil + Ancient Greek fleeting.

Questions about oleoptene

What is oleoptene the alternative form of?
Oleoptene is the alternative form of elaeoptene.

Words near oleoptene in the dictionary

  1. oleophilic
  2. oleophobic
  3. oleophobically
  4. oleophobicity
  5. oleopneumatic
  6. oleoptene
  7. oleoptenes
  8. oleoresin
  9. oleoresin capsicum
  10. oleoresinous
  11. oleoresins

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