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enfleurage

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enfleurage (nˑ·fl·räj),
n a labor-intensive method for extracting essential oils from plant material in which glass plates coated with thin layers of fat are used over which plant material is spread in layers so that the essential oil is absorbed into the fat. The saturated fat is washed with hexane to dissolve the essential oil.
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