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stearoptene definition

stea·rop·tene (stē′ə räp′tēn)

noun

the oxygenated, chiefly solid part of an essential oil

Etymology: stear(ic) + (ele)optene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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