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Orris Oil — is an essential oil derived from irises. It is sometimes used as a flavoring agent and as an ingredient in some perfumes. They are uses in body lotions as well. This botany article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it … Wikipedia
orris oil — noun also orrisroot oil : a yellowish semisolid fragrant essential oil containing free myristic acid and irones as its principal components, obtained from the roots of the Florentine iris, and used chiefly as a flavoring material and in perfumes … Useful english dictionary
Orris Root — is the root of some species of iris, grown principally in southern Europe: Iris germanica , Iris florentina , and Iris pallida . Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, as well as … Wikipedia
Orris root — Dried orris roots Orris root is a term used for the roots Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida. Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, as well as an ingredient in… … Wikipedia
orrisroot oil — noun see orris oil … Useful english dictionary
List of essential oils — Essential oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources, usually plants. Essential oils are not oils in a strict sense, but often share with oils a poor solubility in water. Essential oils often have an odor and are therefore… … Wikipedia
6-methylionone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alpha-irone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C14H22O — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
irone — i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
