'Elaoptene' definitions:
Definition of 'Elaoptene'
From: GCIDE
- Elaoptene \E`la*op"tene\, n. (Chem.) See El[ae]optene. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'elaoptene'
From: GCIDE
- Elaeoptene \E`l[ae]*op"tene\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + ? winged, fleeting.] (Chem.) The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts. [Written also elaoptene.] [1913 Webster]