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rose oil [′rōz ‚ȯil] (materials) Transparent, combustible, yellow-to-green or red essential oil with fragrant scent and sweet taste; solidifies at 18-37°C; steam-distilled from rose flowers; used in flavors, perfumes, and medicines. Also known as attar of roses; otto of rose oil; rose flower oil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The main fragrant constituents of rose oil are terpenoids, geraniol, and citronellol. Rosa Damascena Essential Oil--cultivated mostly in Turkey and France, rose oil is deeply floral and slightly spicy in scent; has antiviral and astringent properties that make it excellent for sensitive skin The researchers crushed 10 kilograms of Bulgarian rose petals for tests that found evidence of enzyme activity that turns carotenoids into chemical precursors of beta-damascenone, a scent compound in rose oil. |
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