enfleurage
UK/ˌɑ̃.fluˈɹɑʒ/
enfleurage noun: the process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
Noun
enfleurage (usually uncountable, plural enfleurages)
- 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.
- ‘Thereʼs a man in Somerset who claims heʼs invented a method of enfleurage that requires no alcohol.’2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 652
enfleurage meaning in Tamil
enfleurage in Tamil
- உறிஞ்சு முறை
Forms of enfleurage
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Origin of enfleurage
Borrowed from French enfleurage.
Words formed from enfleurage
Phrases with enfleurage
Questions about enfleurage
- What does enfleurage mean?
- Enfleurage means the process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.
- What is enfleurage in Tamil?
- Enfleurage in Tamil is உறிஞ்சு முறை. See Enfleurage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is enfleurage?
- Enfleurage is a noun.
- How do you pronounce enfleurage?
- Enfleurage is pronounced /ˌɑ̃.fluˈɹɑʒ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of enfleurage?
- The plural of enfleurage is enfleurages.
Words near enfleurage in the dictionary
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