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Enfleurage   Listen
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Enfleurage  n.  A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation.





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"Enfleurage" Quotes from Famous Books



... a previous occasion, described the process of "maceration" or "enfleurage," that is, the impregnation of purified fat with the aroma of certain scented flowers which do not yield any essential oil in paying quantities. At present we wish to describe an apparatus which is used in several large establishments ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 288 - July 9, 1881 • Various


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