Quelques termes liées à la parfumerie :

Dissolve
Make cross in a liquid the soluble elements of a solid or semi-solid product to obtain a solution.

Infusion
In fragrances, the verb to infuse means putting in prolonged contact (sometimes several years) a solid with a liquid to dissolve it in cold the soluble parts (example: musk, amber, chive, oak moss)

Tenacity
Quality of perfume, which have particularly persistent effect.

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.