Orris Oil

Orris oil is an essential oil derived from irises. It is sometimes used as a flavoring agent and as an ingredient in some perfumes. They are uses in body lotions as well.

This botany article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Essential oils Botany stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Kiyotaka Imai Special Characters Look at other dictionaries: orris oil —       yellowish, semisolid, fragrant essential oil obtained from the roots of the Florentine iris (Iris florentina) and used as a flavouring agent, in perfume, and medicinally. The use of orris oil to flavour candies, soft drinks, and gelatin… …   Universalium orris oil — noun also orrisroot oil : a yellowish semisolid fragrant essential oil containing free myristic acid and irones as its principal components, obtained from the roots of the Florentine iris, and used chiefly as a flavoring material and in perfumes …   Useful english dictionary Orris Root — is the root of some species of iris, grown principally in southern Europe: Iris germanica , Iris florentina , and Iris pallida . Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, as well as …   Wikipedia Orris root — Dried orris roots Orris root is a term used for the roots Iris germanica, Iris florentina, and Iris pallida. Once important in western herbal medicine, it is now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfumery, as well as an ingredient in… …   Wikipedia orrisroot oil — noun see orris oil …   Useful english dictionary List of essential oils — Essential oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources, usually plants. Essential oils are not oils in a strict sense, but often share with oils a poor solubility in water. Essential oils often have an odor and are therefore… …   Wikipedia 6-methylionone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English alpha-irone — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English C14H22O — irone i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English irone — i rone, irones i rones, n. A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2025 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”