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Record 1 2001-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
  • Mammals
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A soft fatty substance obtained from the civet cat of Africa. In its raw state the odor is most obnoxious or nauseating, but when greatly diluted it is pleasing.

OBS

In perfumes civet is employed as a fixer and blender.

OBS

Source: Perfumes and Spices, Including an Account of Soaps and Cosmetics, 1940, p. 235.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parfumerie
  • Mammifères
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Résihoïde, à forte odeur de musc, sécrété par une glande périnéale de l'animal [du même nom], et utilisé en parfumerie sous forme d'infusion.

DEF

Substance aromatique produite par les civettes, mammifères carnivores [...] vivant dans les régions chaudes de l'Asie et de l'Afrique : [...] Viverra civetta, Viverra zibetha. Presque tout le produit commercial provient des civettes d'élevage, grâce à un curetage hebdomadaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del perfume y cosméticos
  • Mamíferos
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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