| 释义 |
inflowering|ɪnˈflaʊərɪŋ|
[f. in-2 + flower v. + -ing1, after F. enfleurage.]
A process whereby the aroma of flowers is extracted, the essential oils being absorbed in fixed oils and fatty substances.
1885Piesse in Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 526/2 Certain flowers..do not yield their attars by distillation..In these cases the odours are secured by the processes of inflowering (enfleurage), or by maceration. |