Eupion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eupione \Eu"pi*one\, n. [Gr. ? very fat; e'y^ well + ? fat.]
     (Chem.)
     A limpid, 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. [Written also {eupion}.]


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