base note

The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.

Noun

  1. The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.

    Synonyms: fixative

    Coordinate Terms: top note middle note

Forms

base notes

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