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It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume. | It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume. | ||
It is used to | It is used to flavor food, as a component in some cosmetic and medical preparations, and for religious purposes throughout Europe and Asia. | ||
Rose syrup (not to be confused with rose-hip syrup) is made from rose water, with sugar added. | Rose syrup (not to be confused with rose-hip syrup) is made from rose water, with sugar added. | ||
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== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:Roger Zelazny 1988.jpg|link=Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)|Writer-Sorceror [[Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)|Roger Zelazny]] is involved with [[Rosewater cannon]] trade, says media futures analyst. | File:Roger Zelazny 1988.jpg|link=Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)|Writer-Sorceror [[Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)|Roger Zelazny]] is involved with [[Rosewater cannon]] trade, says media futures analyst. | ||
File:The Adventures of Akbar artillery.jpg|link=Roger Zelazny|Figure in ''Three Artillerymen'' thought to be [[Roger Zelazny]] in disguise. Note the stack of rose water cannonballs. | File:The Adventures of Akbar artillery.jpg|link=Roger Zelazny|Figure in ''Three Artillerymen'' thought to be [[Roger Zelazny]] in disguise. Note the stack of rose water cannonballs. | ||
File:Loeschenkohl03.jpg|link=Rosewater cannon|A team of Artist-Engineers prepares to swab the barrel of an [[artillery piece (nonfiction)|artillery piece]] with an experimental smokeless rose water. | File:Loeschenkohl03.jpg|link=Rosewater cannon|A team of Artist-Engineers prepares to swab the barrel of an [[artillery piece (nonfiction)|artillery piece]] with an experimental smokeless rose water. | ||
File:Sistine Chapel.jpg|link=Flooding the Sistine Chapel|Proposals to [[Flooding the Sistine Chapel|flood the Sistine chapel with rose water]] "magnificent dream", says [[Jabir ibn Hayyan (nonfiction)|Jabir]]. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Rosewater cannon]] | |||
* [[Thorn Absolute]] - a perfume made from distilled rose thorns. | |||
* [[Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)]] | * [[Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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External links: | External links: | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_water Rose water] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_water Rose water] @ Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 14 January 2018
Rose water is a flavored water made by steeping rose petals in water.
It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume.
It is used to flavor food, as a component in some cosmetic and medical preparations, and for religious purposes throughout Europe and Asia.
Rose syrup (not to be confused with rose-hip syrup) is made from rose water, with sugar added.
In the News
Writer-Sorceror Roger Zelazny is involved with Rosewater cannon trade, says media futures analyst.
Figure in Three Artillerymen thought to be Roger Zelazny in disguise. Note the stack of rose water cannonballs.
A team of Artist-Engineers prepares to swab the barrel of an artillery piece with an experimental smokeless rose water.
Proposals to flood the Sistine chapel with rose water "magnificent dream", says Jabir.
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Rosewater cannon
- Thorn Absolute - a perfume made from distilled rose thorns.
- Roger Zelazny (nonfiction)
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Rose water @ Wikipedia