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Uplifting
Uplifting: an effect word for a lively, energising top note rather than a smell of its own.
On record here, the word is carried by Limonene. 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
- uplifting
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
- An effect word for a lively, energising top note rather than a smell of its own.
house interpretation
the house’s own reading, labelled as such
the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary
confidence C
- Carried by
- Limonene (as used: “uplifting”)
house interpretation
the house’s own reading, labelled as such
the house card’s words (the /materials naturals limonene card); no descriptor source is filed
where the site says it: /materials, “The molecules behind nature’s masterworks”
confidence C
- Limonene (as used: “uplifting”)
- Related terms
- In teaching accords
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this record as data: /data/descriptor/uplifting.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B