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ORRIS-ROOT OIL [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oilseed Crops
  • Perfume and Cosmetics Industry
  • Chemistry
  • Pharmacology
DEF

a crystalline oil of pearly lustre obtained from orris-root....

OBS

Also, in commerce, a solid crystallizable substance distilled from orris-root.

DEF

a yellowish semisolid fragrant essential oil containing free myristic acid and irons as its principal components, obtained from the roots of the Florentine iris, and used chiefly as a flavoring material and in perfumes.

OBS

Yellowish-white to yellow, semisolid fatty substance; intense odor of dried orris root. ... Slightly dextrorotatory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
  • Parfumerie
  • Chimie
  • Pharmacologie
CONT

Jadis employé en médecine, l'iris est, par son rhizome, une plante à parfum. On cultive à cette fin I. pallida ou iris de Florence, en Italie [...]. L'huile essentielle obtenue à partir du rhizome est souvent appelée «beurre d'iris» parce que les acides gras supérieurs qu'elle contient lui donnent l'apparence d'un beurre. Après élimination des acides, on obtient l'absolue d'iris. Les deux produits sont utilisés en parfumerie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
  • Industria del perfume y cosméticos
  • Química
  • Farmacología
DEF

Sustancia mantecosa con fuerte olor a viola obtenida a partir de la destilación de la harina del rizoma del lirio que puede contener hasta un 10% de irona y abundante ácido mírstico.

CONT

Disuelta la mantequilla y enfriada a temperatura muy baja, se obtiene la esencia de gladiolo, con una aproximada densidad de 0,9.

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