Drydown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Drydown is a noun meaning (perfumery) The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
Meaning
(perfumery) The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
More Meanings
- A period where the habitat of a hydrophile organism is desiccated.
- (agriculture) The physiologically mature phase in the ripening of a crop, where the fruit attains the desired trait of desiccation, suiting it for harvest and storage (e.g. maize, soybean).
Example Sentences
In those days I didn't buy perfumes, and initially thought Chamade was two fragrances: I would smell the drydown on passers-by and find it wonderful, but it took me months to connect it to the nondescript floral green top note.
Word Forms
- drydowns
- dry-down
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phasedown, winddown, diminuendo, down, pourdown, bringdown.
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