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absolue
Oct 3, 2019 20:03
4 yrs ago
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French term

concrète

French to English Science Agriculture
Hello

Often when my translation speaks of essential oils (HE in French), it is followed by the word "concrète)

Cahier des charges (spécifications) produits finis (HE, concrète, absolue..)

d'export du produit transformé (huile essentielle, concrète,…)

What the heck does it mean here.

I'm going to ask the same question about "absolue"

Thanks for any help
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 concrete
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Discussion

Yvonne Gallagher Oct 4, 2019:
@Asker Even if you didn't know this it is simple to find the answer. All you need to Google is "essential oils, concrete, absolute" and you immediately get your answer. 1st hit https://globalessence.com/essential-oil-concrete-resinoid-ab...

You were obviously Googling "oil" if you were getting 'oil refineries'! You've got to narrow your search as much as possible.
Nicolas Gambardella Oct 3, 2019:
you're welcome. :-)
SafeTex (asker) Oct 3, 2019:
@ Nicolas thanks again. I did search for these terms but when they have other meanings, the searches bring up so many false hits. Once you know what it is and then search for the exact words, you can find it. But if you don't know what those exact words are, woe is you !

Thanks again
Daryo Oct 3, 2019:
http://tpeparfum.tripod.com/id3.html

http://tpeparfum.tripod.com/id32.html

http://tpeparfum.tripod.com/id33.html

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolue

http://pratique.leparisien.fr/beaute/parfum/fabrication-parf...

Proposed translations

+3
40 mins
Selected

concrete

This is another result of fragrance extraction.
Reference:

https://globalessence.com/essential-oil-concrete-resinoid-absolute/

Peer comment(s):
agree liz askew : https://clearandwell.com › essential-absolute-oil-whats-the-difference 25 Jul 2016 - Essential oils are produced via steam distillation but some flowers are too delicate and are extracted using solvents to make absolute oils. ... The first product made vi
1 hr
agree Irene Chalmers Preire
12 hrs
agree Daryo : another method
1 day 21 hrs
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