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stearoptene

noun stea·rop·tene \ˌstē-ə-ˈräp-ˌtēn, sti-ˈräp-\

Medical Definition of STEAROPTENE

:  the portion of a natural essential oil that separates as a solid on cooling or long standing—compare eleoptene

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