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stearoptene

stearoptene noun: the more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils, such as rose oil.

stearoptene: the more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils, such as rose oil
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Noun

stearoptene (countable and uncountable, plural stearoptenes)

  1. (obsolete) The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils, such as rose oil.

Forms of stearoptene

pluralstearoptenes

Origin of stearoptene

From stearic + -optene as in elaeoptene.

Questions about stearoptene

What does stearoptene mean?
Stearoptene means the more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils, such as rose oil.
What part of speech is stearoptene?
Stearoptene is a noun.
What is the plural of stearoptene?
The plural of stearoptene is stearoptenes.

Words near stearoptene in the dictionary

  1. stearolic
  2. stearone
  3. stearones
  4. stearophanin
  5. stearopten
  6. stearoptene
  7. stearoptenes
  8. stearoptens
  9. stearoyl
  10. stearoylated
  11. stearoyls

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