drydown
The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base noteThe phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
(countable, uncountable)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).
(countable, uncountable)A period where the habitat of a hydrophile organism is desiccated.
Origin
From dry + down and deverbal from dry down.From dry + down and deverbal from dry down.
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Forms
plural: drydownsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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