drydown

noun3

1. •
   The phase of a perfume where the top note gives way to the base note.
2. •
   The physiologically mature phase in the ripening of a crop, where the fruit attains the desired trait of desiccation, suiting it for harvest and storage (e.g. maize, soybean).
3. •
   A period where the habitat of a hydrophile organism is desiccated.