eau
Perfume bottle word
Eau is French for water, borrowed into English primarily in compound terms for perfumes and toiletries: eau de cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum.
These indicate different concentrations of fragrance oils, with eau de parfum being strongest.
The word appears occasionally in other French borrowings like eau de vie (brandy).
French word for perfume
- toilettePersonal grooming routine
- cologneLight men's fragrance
- scentAirborne odor detected
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
essence · spritz · bouquet · floral · musky · citrus · woody · amber
Water's molecular notation
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- moleculeBonded atomic group
- compoundCombined into one
solvent · aqueous · hydration · liquid · vapor · ice · steam · distillation
Unmixed, without impurities
- pristinePure and untouched
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
distilled · purified · clean · untainted · spring · mineral · sparkling · still
parfum
French word for perfume
fragrance · essence · spritz · bouquet · floral · musky · citrus · woody · amber · patchouli
H2O
Water's molecular notation
compound · solvent · aqueous · hydration · liquid · vapor · ice · steam · distillation · evaporation
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
filtered · distilled · purified · clean · untainted · spring · mineral · sparkling · still · bottled
river
Large flowing watercourse
sea · estuary · delta · watershed · aquifer · current · tide · freshwater · brackish · saline
Paris
France's chief city
Rhône · Bordeaux · Vichy · francophone · la · plate · carafe
- eau de toiletteLight aromatic preparation
- eau de cologneLight fragrant splash
- eau de parfumMid-strength aromatic concentration
- eau de vieUnaged fruit distillate