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Fat:

any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water- insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids, and are a chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds; used in cooking and in the manufacture of soaps and beauty products.

Fatty Acid:

any of a class of aliphatic acids, particularly palmitic, stearic, or oleic acid, consisting of a long hydrocarbon chain lending in a carboxyl group that bonds to glycerol to form a fat.

Febrifuge:

combats fever.

Fixative:

a material that slows down the rate of evaporation of the more volatile components in a perfume composition.

Fixed Oil:

a name given to a vegetable oil obtained from plants, that in comparison to essential oils, are fatty, more dense, and non- volatile, such as sweet almond oil or olive oil.

Fragrance Oil:

synthetic imitation of a pure essential oil, not offering the botanical properties found within pure essential oils.