drydown

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|perfumery}} The [[phase]] of a [[perfume]] where the [[top note]] [[give way|gives way]] to the [[base note]].
2. {{lb|en|agriculture}} The [[physiological]]ly [[mature]] [[phase]] in the [[ripening]] of a crop, where the [[fruit]] attains the desired [[trait]] of [[desiccation]], [[suit]]ing it for [[harvest]] and [[storage]] (e.g. [[maize]], [[soybean]]).
3. A [[period]] where the [[habitat]] of a [[hydrophile]] [[organism]] is [[desiccate]]d.

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