enfleurage

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IPA /ˌɑ̃.fluˈɹɑʒ/

Noun

enfleurage noun

The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.“The perfumes of plants like jasmine could only be extracted by enfleurage, as other methods of the time would denature the scents.”

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absolute of enfleurage essencier infused oil hydrodiffusion infusion lavender water affination freeze distillation fatliquoring effumation suffusion perstraction efflorescence deparaffinization infumation retting

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