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ESSENCE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Periodicals
OBS

published by the Canadian Federation of Chefs & Cooks. Information confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de périodiques
OBS

publié par la Fédération canadienne des chefs et cuisiniers. Renseignement confirmé par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Additives
DEF

Any of a large class of volatile odoriferous oils of vegetable origin that are obtained ... by distillation, expression or extraction, that are used in the form of essences in perfumes, flavoring materials, and pharmaceutical preparations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Additifs alimentaires
DEF

Huile, généralement odorante, obtenue par pression, extraction ou par distillation de substances aromatiques d'origine végétale, utilisée surtout dans les parfums et les cosmétiques.

OBS

Certaines huiles essentielles sont utilisées dans l'industrie alimentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Aditivos alimentarios
CONT

Las esencias o aceites esenciales se hallan localizados en los pétalos y otras partes de las plantas. Se extraen por disolución en las grasas [...], por expresión [...], por destilación [...] o arrastrando los principios por una corriente de vapor de agua.

OBS

Casi incoloros cuando son frescos, se oscurecen y espesan en contacto con el aire. Solubles en disolventes orgánicos.

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Record 3 1999-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
OBS

... is of the essence of the matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
OBS

[...] touche à l'essence même de la question.

Spanish

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