base note

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base note

/ˈbeɪsnəʊt/

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noun base notes

The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature.
Similar: fixative

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noun The heavily volatile and thus most-lasting parts of a perfume, often of ligneous, resinous or animalic nature

Français	fond, note de fond, note de base, fixateur
Deutsch	Grundnote, Basisnote, Nachgeruch
Ελληνικά	νότα βάσης nóta vásis
Русский	базовая нота bazovaja nota

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@misc{base_note_2026,
  title = {base note},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/base%20note},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}