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drydown.

The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.

    countable · uncountable
  2. 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
  3. A period where the habitat of a hydrophile organism is desiccated.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From dry + down and deverbal from dry down.

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