Quelques termes liées à la parfumerie :

Amber
Animal substance called ambergris resulting pathological concretions formed in the stomach of sperm whales.

Preservative Agent
Chemical agent sometimes added to a composition to delay the effects of oxidation.

Evaporation
Passage of the liquid state in the gas state, coming along with a nice-smelling release; the speed of the evaporation depends on the more or less volatile character of the considered substance.

Scent
That affects the sense of smell.

Blotter
Quality of special paper (without glue), very absorbing, cut in fine strips intended to be dipped into a raw material or a composition and which allows the professionals: chemists, Perfumers-Creators, etc., by olfaction, to appreciate the quality and to follow the evolution by it.