Powdery

On record here, the word is carried by phthalide. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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The record

Each field carries its evidence: open a chip for the source, the quoted words and the confidence. A field with nothing behind it says so and stays empty.

Term

powdery

perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family

a quality, not a family

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

a quality word used across families, so no family is given

confidence C

Definition

Soft, dry and cosmetic, like face powder; often of orris, musks and coumarin-like notes.

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Also written

sweet and powdery

as used

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the words the carriers below use for this term; each carrier names its own source

confidence B

Carried by

• phthalide (the review; no Molecule record) (as used: “sweet and powdery”)
  documented

  An odorant that is somewhat similar to coumarin is phthalide (50), having a sweet and powdery scent reminiscent of coconut and tonka bean

  KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P · read 2026-09-30

  confidence A

Related terms

• hay
• violet

Sources

1. KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P. Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022;18:754–768. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.76 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/powdery.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B