attar of roses

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• attar of roses — n a fragrant essential oil obtained by distillation from petals esp. of damask rose and with geraniol and citronellol as its principal odorous constituents * * * rose oil …   Medical dictionary

• attar of roses — noun a volatile fragrant oil obtained from fresh roses by steam distillation • Syn: ↑rose oil • Hypernyms: ↑attar, ↑atar, ↑athar, ↑ottar * * * : a fragrant essential oil obtained by distillation from petals especially of damask rose and with… …   Useful english dictionary

• attar of roses — rožių aliejus statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Eterinis aliejus, gaunamas vandens garais distiliuojant erškėčių (Rose) žiedlapius. atitikmenys: angl. attar of roses; rose oil rus. розовое масло …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

• attar of roses — ▪ essential oil also called  otto of rose,  essence of rose , or   rose oil   fragrant, colourless or pale yellow liquid essential oil distilled from fresh petals of Rosa damascena and R. gallica and other species of the rose family Rosaceae.… …   Universalium

• attar of roses — Oil of roses, ottar of roses, otto of roses …   New dictionary of synonyms

• attar of roses — noun a perfume made from an essential oil extracted from rose flowers …   Wiktionary

• OTTO or ATTAR OF ROSES —    an essential oil obtained by distilling rose leaves of certain species in water, of very strong odour, pleasant when diluted; is used for perfumery; it is made in India, Persia, Syria, and at Kezanlik, in Roumelia …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Attar — Attar, Attār, or Attâr may refer to:People*Attar Singh, Fijian trade unionist of Indian descent *Bachir Attar, leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka *Chaim ibn Attar (1696 1743), Moroccon rabbi, Talmudist and kabbalist *Farid al Din Attar… …   Wikipedia

• attar — [at′ər] n. [Pers ʼ atar, fragrance < Ar ʿ uṭūr, ʿ oṭār, pl. of ʿ iṭr, perfume] an essential oil or perfume made from the petals of flowers, esp. of damask roses (attar of roses) …   English World dictionary

• attar — /at euhr/, n. 1. Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals. 2. Also called attar of roses. See rose oil. [1790 1800; short for Pers atar gul attar of roses, akin to atara to smell sweet, itr… …   Universalium

• attar — at·tar at ər, a .tär n a fragrant essential oil esp ATTAR OF ROSES * * * at·tar (atґar) [Persian “essence”] any essential or volatile oil of vegetable origin …   Medical dictionary