English Explanatory Dictionary

elaeoptene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substances, such as rose oil.

Word forms

elaeoptene elaeoptenes elaoptene eleoptene

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

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