enfleurage

/หŒษ‘ฬƒ.fluหˆษนษ‘ส’/

IPA: /EH0 N F L ER1 R IH0 JH/

noun
  1. 1

    The process of extracting fragrance (essential oils) from flowers by using unscented wax or fat, then extracting with alcohol.

    โ€œThe perfumes of plants like jasmine could only be extracted by enfleurage, as other methods of the time would denature the scents.โ€

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