noun
- Plural of eleoptene; volatile or easily evaporated components of an essential oil or fragrant substance.
Usage: technical; chemistry/perfumery; rarely used in everyday English
Examples
- The eleoptenes in the rose oil evaporate quickly when exposed to air.
- Perfumers separate eleoptenes from stearoptenes to control fragrance longevity.
- The eleoptenes give the essential oil its initial, bright scent.
- Heat causes the eleoptenes to dissipate from the mixture.