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noun
The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: perfumery
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noun
The physiologically mature phase in the ripening of a crop, where the fruit attains the desired trait of desiccation, suiting it for harvest and storage (e.g. maize, soybean).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
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noun
A period where the habitat of a hydrophile organism is desiccated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From dry + down and deverbal from dry down.
