eupione

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clear oily liquid obtained by the destructive distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series.

Word forms

eupione eupion

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “well”) + πίων (píōn, “fat”).

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